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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Indelible  \In*del"i*ble\,  a.  [L.  indelebilis  pref.  in-  not  + 
  delebilis  capable  of  being  destroyed:  cf  F. 
  ind['e]l['e]bile.  See  {In-}  not  and  {Deleble}.]  [Formerly 
  written  also  {indeleble},  which  accords  with  the  etymology  of 
  the  word.] 
  1.  That  can  not  be  removed,  washed  away  blotted  out  or 
  effaced;  incapable  of  being  canceled,  lost,  or  forgotten; 
  as  indelible  characters;  an  indelible  stain;  an  indelible 
  impression  on  the  memory. 
 
  2.  That  can  not  be  annulled;  indestructible.  [R.] 
 
  They  are  endued  with  indelible  power  from  above. 
  --Sprat. 
 
  {Indelible  colors},  fast  colors  which  do  not  fade  or  tarnish 
  by  exposure. 
 
  {Indelible  ink},  an  ink  obliterated  by  washing;  esp.,  a 
  solution  of  silver  nitrate. 
 
  Syn:  Fixed;  fast  permanent;  ineffaceable.  -- 
  {In*del"i*ble*ness},  n.  --  {In*del"i*bly},  adv 
 
  Indelibly  stamped  and  impressed.  --J.  Ellis. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  indelible 
  adj  :  cannot  be  removed,  washed  away  or  erased;  "an  indelible 
  stain"  [syn:  {unerasable}] 




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