Indian ink

noun

1. (sometimes lowercase) British. India ink.

Indian ink

noun

1. a black pigment made from a mixture of lampblack and a binding agent such as gelatine or glue: usually formed into solid cakes and sticks
2. a black liquid ink made from this pigment

Example Sentences

Kirk Andrews, from Stourbridge, has produced a series called Music Icons - and his latest piece is an Indian ink stamp image of Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi.

From BBC

‘Mrs. Krishnan’s Party’ She’s cooking up a storm, so bring your appetite in this immersive, interactive theatrical experience presented by New Zealand’s Indian Ink Theatre Company.

From Los Angeles Times

She was nominated seven times for the Helen Hayes Award, a Washington theater award for excellence, before winning in 2000 for her supporting performance in Tom Stoppard’s “Indian Ink” at the Studio Theatre.

From Washington Post

He got up, held it close to my eyes: and I read, traced in Indian ink, in my own handwriting, the words “JANE EYRE”—the work doubtless of some moment of abstraction.

From Literature

I’m a renewed fan of The Real Inspector Hound and Indian Ink, and a new fan of Professional Foul, a grimly entertaining television play about dissidents in Czechoslovakia that someone should reboot in 2021.

From Slate