Indianan.

Brit.

/ˌɪndɪˈanə/, U.S.

/ˌɪndiˈænə/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Indiana.

Etymology: < Indiana, the name of one of the Midwest states of the United States < Indian adj. + -a suffix¹. The reason for use in sense 3 is unclear.The Indiana territory was created in 1800, with the division of the Northwest Territory (see quot. 1800 at sense 1). The name Indiana was apparently adopted earlier (c1765) for a tract of land ceded to a Philadelphia trading company by the Iroquois; this land was subsequently (c1798) absorbed by Virginia.

I. Compounds

1. attributive. Designating a person or thing of, from, or associated with the state or territory of Indiana.

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1800 Amendments of Senate to Bill Intituled Act to divide Territory North-West of Ohio (U.S. House of Representatives, 6th Congr. 2 Sess.) 22 Apr. 1 All that part of the territory of the United States, north west of the Ohio river..shall, for the purposes of temporary government, constitute a separate territory, and be called the Indiana Territory.]

1818 Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. Nov. 74/2 An Indiana paper..states that the vine-dressers have a prospect of an abundant vintage this season.

1894 Country Gentlemen's Catal. 113 Shirts..in our special Indiana Gauze Oxford.

1921 Times 8 Aug. 5/6 (advt.) Coats. Light weight Indiana Rubber Cloth, ideal for holiday wear.

1948 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. Suppl. II. 616 An aged Indiana poetaster named John Finley.

2004 J. Campbell et al. USA (Lonely Planet) (ed. 3) 387/1 To sample a pork tenderloin, an Indiana speciality, head 12 miles west to the hamlet of Gnaw Bone.

2. Indiana limestone n. a fine-grained oolitic limestone used widely for sculpture and building.

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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > sedimentary rock > [noun] > limestone > oolite > type of

ketton-stone1794

Portland limestone1849

plank1871

Indiana limestone1879

Bath oolite-

1879 Manufacturer & Builder Nov. 257/1 The front will be of Indiana limestone.

1947 J. C. Rich Materials & Methods Sculpt. viii. 219 Indiana limestone can be secured in buff to gray colors and is an attractive, fairly soft, and easily worked stone.

2003 D. Brown Da Vinci Code (2004) v. 49 With a price tag of just over $47 million, the 133,000-square-foot tower is clad in red brick and Indiana limestone.

II. Simple uses.

3. Also with lower-case initial. A combed cotton lawn, used esp. in waterproof fabrics. Now rare.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from flax, hemp, or jute > [noun] > linen > types of > fine > lawn > types of

pleasance1426

lumberdyne1548

cobweb lawn1603

French lawn1629

quintain1674

lawna1732

grass lawn1843

Indiana1927

1927 Times 4 Apr. 19 (advt.) Sturdy Mackintosh in light weight Indiana.

1939 Times 2 Jan. 10/5 There has been a big demand for macintoshes recently and smart ones in rubber and Indiana..are excellent value.

1955 E. Ostick Draper’s Encycl. 282 Indiana is still in demand by elderly persons and also certain parts of the country in printed checks and fancy checks.

1965 Harper's Bazaar Feb. 41 Mean black blazer in rubber-proofed Indiana, 7 gns.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	indiana
释义	Indianan. Brit. /ˌɪndɪˈanə/, U.S. /ˌɪndiˈænə/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Indiana. Etymology: < Indiana, the name of one of the Midwest states of the United States < Indian adj. + -a suffix¹. The reason for use in sense 3 is unclear.The Indiana territory was created in 1800, with the division of the Northwest Territory (see quot. 1800 at sense 1). The name Indiana was apparently adopted earlier (c1765) for a tract of land ceded to a Philadelphia trading company by the Iroquois; this land was subsequently (c1798) absorbed by Virginia. I. Compounds 1. attributive. Designating a person or thing of, from, or associated with the state or territory of Indiana. ΚΠ 1800 Amendments of Senate to Bill Intituled Act to divide Territory North-West of Ohio (U.S. House of Representatives, 6th Congr. 2 Sess.) 22 Apr. 1 All that part of the territory of the United States, north west of the Ohio river..shall, for the purposes of temporary government, constitute a separate territory, and be called the Indiana Territory.] 1818 Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. Nov. 74/2 An Indiana paper..states that the vine-dressers have a prospect of an abundant vintage this season. 1894 Country Gentlemen's Catal. 113 Shirts..in our special Indiana Gauze Oxford. 1921 Times 8 Aug. 5/6 (advt.) Coats. Light weight Indiana Rubber Cloth, ideal for holiday wear. 1948 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. Suppl. II. 616 An aged Indiana poetaster named John Finley. 2004 J. Campbell et al. USA (Lonely Planet) (ed. 3) 387/1 To sample a pork tenderloin, an Indiana speciality, head 12 miles west to the hamlet of Gnaw Bone. 2. Indiana limestone n. a fine-grained oolitic limestone used widely for sculpture and building. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > sedimentary rock > [noun] > limestone > oolite > type of ketton-stone1794 Portland limestone1849 plank1871 Indiana limestone1879 Bath oolite- 1879 Manufacturer & Builder Nov. 257/1 The front will be of Indiana limestone. 1947 J. C. Rich Materials & Methods Sculpt. viii. 219 Indiana limestone can be secured in buff to gray colors and is an attractive, fairly soft, and easily worked stone. 2003 D. Brown Da Vinci Code (2004) v. 49 With a price tag of just over $47 million, the 133,000-square-foot tower is clad in red brick and Indiana limestone. II. Simple uses. 3. Also with lower-case initial. A combed cotton lawn, used esp. in waterproof fabrics. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from flax, hemp, or jute > [noun] > linen > types of > fine > lawn > types of pleasance1426 lumberdyne1548 cobweb lawn1603 French lawn1629 quintain1674 lawna1732 grass lawn1843 Indiana1927 1927 Times 4 Apr. 19 (advt.) Sturdy Mackintosh in light weight Indiana. 1939 Times 2 Jan. 10/5 There has been a big demand for macintoshes recently and smart ones in rubber and Indiana..are excellent value. 1955 E. Ostick Draper’s Encycl. 282 Indiana is still in demand by elderly persons and also certain parts of the country in printed checks and fancy checks. 1965 Harper's Bazaar Feb. 41 Mean black blazer in rubber-proofed Indiana, 7 gns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1818
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