† Indyn.¹

Forms: Also Indie.

Etymology: < Latin India: compare Italy , Sicily , Germany , Tuscany , etc. The plural Indies n. is still in use.

Obsolete.

a. = India n. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > East Indies > [noun] > India

Ind?c1225

Indy1578

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball v. lxix. 634 Large Pepper of Indie.

1599 R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. ii. 81 The Indie-writers make mention of sundry great cities in this Iland.

1646 H. More Philos. Devotion in Democritus Platonissans sig. E3^v Indie, Egypt, Arabie.

b. indy blue n. the dye indigo n. and adj., or its colour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > indigo blue

indec1320

indy blue1509

indigo1622

Indian blue1664

indigo-blue1712

the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > blue colouring matter > [noun] > dyes and dyestuffs > indigo

indec1320

indicum1398

indy blue1509

indigo1555

indebaudias1573

vanil1577

anil1581

nil1583

1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1845) xviii. 80 A fayre and goodly garment, Of most fyne velvet, al of Indy blewe.

?1528 J. Skelton Dyuers Balettys & Dyties xiii Saphyre of sadnes, enuayned with indy blew.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

Indyn.²

Brit.

/ˈɪndi/, U.S.

/ˈɪndi/

Etymology: Abbreviation of Indianapolis n.

1. Used attributively and absol. to denote the annual Indianapolis 500 motor race or any of a series of similar high-speed circuit races; also, this style of motor racing.Indy is a proprietary name in the United Kingdom. Indy 500 is a proprietary name in the United Kingdom and the United States.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > [noun] > specific race

Le Mans1928

Mille Miglia1933

Indianapolis1939

Indy1956

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > [adjective] > specific race

Indy1956

Le Mans1962

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > [adjective] > type of race

Indy car1975

Indy1982

1956 B. W. Yates Indianapolis 500 I. 5 The early engines used at Indy differed from present designs.

1964 Wilson & Love Fun, Fun, Fun (song) in Beach Boys Complete (1973) 56 She makes the ‘Indy’ five hundred look like a Roman chariot race now.

1982 Harper's Mag. Aug. 54 In Time, Tom Callahan deplored the whole Indy enterprise.

1982 P. Fussell in Harper's Mag. Aug. 57/2 No wonder..that the rituals of the Indy world are strenuously male, macho as all get-out.

1987 Autosport 28 May 26/2 He's now a four-time Indy 500 winner..and he finished fifth, second, third and fourth respectively in each Indianapolis 500 from 1982 to '85.

1991 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 16 Mar. 25/1 The Gold Coast is locked into Indy fever this weekend with the running of the first Indy race outside North America.

2. Indy car n. (frequently in form IndyCar) a rear-engined, turbocharged racing car designed to compete in such an event; also used in extended sense and attributively to denote the sport of competitive Indy car racing (a proprietary name in the United Kingdom).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > [adjective] > type of race

Indy car1975

Indy1982

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > [noun] > racing car > specific

altered1962

Indy car1975

1975 N.Y. Times 1 Apr. v. 10/3 Miss Murphy is the only woman to have been allowed to drive an Indy car on the race track.

1979 Arizona Daily Star 1 Apr. c12/2 The first on-the-track action by the U.S. Auto Club's Indy-car division and the rival Championship Auto Racing Teams has been completed and nobody is winning.

1993 Toronto Sun 17 June 97/1 Bourbonnais and Villeneuve drive for Forsythe-Green Racing, a crew with IndyCar experience and IndyCar aspirations.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	indy
释义	† Indyn.¹ Forms: Also Indie. Etymology: < Latin India: compare Italy , Sicily , Germany , Tuscany , etc. The plural Indies n. is still in use. Obsolete. a. = India n. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > East Indies > [noun] > India Ind?c1225 Indy1578 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball v. lxix. 634 Large Pepper of Indie. 1599 R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. ii. 81 The Indie-writers make mention of sundry great cities in this Iland. 1646 H. More Philos. Devotion in Democritus Platonissans sig. E3^v Indie, Egypt, Arabie. b. indy blue n. the dye indigo n. and adj., or its colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > indigo blue indec1320 indy blue1509 indigo1622 Indian blue1664 indigo-blue1712 the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > blue colouring matter > [noun] > dyes and dyestuffs > indigo indec1320 indicum1398 indy blue1509 indigo1555 indebaudias1573 vanil1577 anil1581 nil1583 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1845) xviii. 80 A fayre and goodly garment, Of most fyne velvet, al of Indy blewe. ?1528 J. Skelton Dyuers Balettys & Dyties xiii Saphyre of sadnes, enuayned with indy blew. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021). Indyn.² Brit. /ˈɪndi/, U.S. /ˈɪndi/ Etymology: Abbreviation of Indianapolis n. 1. Used attributively and absol. to denote the annual Indianapolis 500 motor race or any of a series of similar high-speed circuit races; also, this style of motor racing.Indy is a proprietary name in the United Kingdom. Indy 500 is a proprietary name in the United Kingdom and the United States. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > [noun] > specific race Le Mans1928 Mille Miglia1933 Indianapolis1939 Indy1956 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > [adjective] > specific race Indy1956 Le Mans1962 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > [adjective] > type of race Indy car1975 Indy1982 1956 B. W. Yates Indianapolis 500 I. 5 The early engines used at Indy differed from present designs. 1964 Wilson & Love Fun, Fun, Fun (song) in Beach Boys Complete (1973) 56 She makes the ‘Indy’ five hundred look like a Roman chariot race now. 1982 Harper's Mag. Aug. 54 In Time, Tom Callahan deplored the whole Indy enterprise. 1982 P. Fussell in Harper's Mag. Aug. 57/2 No wonder..that the rituals of the Indy world are strenuously male, macho as all get-out. 1987 Autosport 28 May 26/2 He's now a four-time Indy 500 winner..and he finished fifth, second, third and fourth respectively in each Indianapolis 500 from 1982 to '85. 1991 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 16 Mar. 25/1 The Gold Coast is locked into Indy fever this weekend with the running of the first Indy race outside North America. 2. Indy car n. (frequently in form IndyCar) a rear-engined, turbocharged racing car designed to compete in such an event; also used in extended sense and attributively to denote the sport of competitive Indy car racing (a proprietary name in the United Kingdom). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > [adjective] > type of race Indy car1975 Indy1982 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > [noun] > racing car > specific altered1962 Indy car1975 1975 N.Y. Times 1 Apr. v. 10/3 Miss Murphy is the only woman to have been allowed to drive an Indy car on the race track. 1979 Arizona Daily Star 1 Apr. c12/2 The first on-the-track action by the U.S. Auto Club's Indy-car division and the rival Championship Auto Racing Teams has been completed and nobody is winning. 1993 Toronto Sun 17 June 97/1 Bourbonnais and Villeneuve drive for Forsythe-Green Racing, a crew with IndyCar experience and IndyCar aspirations. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1509n.²1956
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