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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Liquid Indian Ink is a solution for architects, surveyors, &c.

Rowlandson next completed the colouring of his own Indian-ink shaded impression in delicate tints harmoniously selected.

For painting the moustaches and eyebrows, Indian-ink or burnt cork will answer.

The water was glassy and motionless, reflecting tint by tint of the Indian-ink sky above.

“Then we must be content with Indian-ink,” replied the pacha, lifting the pitcher to his mouth, and emptying it.

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