Indian ink
Americannoun
noun
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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
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a black liquid ink made from this pigment
Example Sentences
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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 • Sep. 15, 2023
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 "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
On it we pour a layer of salt water, and in the middle we carefully drop a spot of Indian ink.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
Subjects preliminary to the study of practical mechanics; instrumental geometry; statics; passive strength; friction; drawing; outline; pen; pencil; chalks; crayons; Indian ink; water-colours; body colours; miniature; distemper; fresco; oil; encaustic paintings; enamel; mosaic work.
From Heroes of Science: Physicists by Garnett, William
Inking.—For inking in drawings the best Indian ink should be used, and not common writing ink.
From An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design by Low, David Allan
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