sumi

[ soo-mee ]

/ ˈsu mi /

noun Japanese.

black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.

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Examples from the Web for sumi

The Bassa rose from his divan and drew aside the hangings leading to a large hall, closely followed by Neangir and Sumi.
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It was some hours later that Sumi returned, bringing with her the sacred book.
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He raised his head for a moment when his father entered, and Neangir and Sumi both saw that this hand was of ebony.
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The Bassa readily agreed to Sumi's proposal, but Neangir objected strongly.
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The watches were delivered up to Sumi and they went their way, while I remained behind curious to see what would happen.
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