India ink
noun(sometimes lowercase)
a black pigment consisting of lampblack mixed with glue or size.
a liquid ink from this.
Origin of India ink
1First recorded in 1655–65
- Also called Chinese ink.
Words Nearby India ink
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How to use India ink in a sentence
The Japanese artist makes his little world,—often nothing but an India-ink world,—but its occupants live within it.
An Artist's Letters From Japan | John La FargeBelemnites have sometimes been sketched with fossil sepia, or India ink, from their own ink sacs.
The Elements of Geology | William Harmon NortonBelief shading for maps can also be made with a brush in flat washes of either India ink or lampblack.
I have had this paper translated into English and illustrated by india-ink drawings.
The Swastika | Thomas WilsonThey should be marked with india-ink in large, plain figures.
Notes on Bookbinding for Libraries | John Cotton Dana
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