india ink
n. Indian Ink, black ink used for painting and calligraphy | ||||
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India ink Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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India ink
Noun
1. a black liquid ink used for printing or writing or drawing
(synonym) drawing ink
(hypernym) ink
Noun
1. a black liquid ink used for printing or writing or drawing
(synonym) drawing ink
(hypernym) ink
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india ink
india ink
indian lettuce n : a plant of the genus montia having edible pleasant-tasting leaves [syn: indian lettuce]
india ink
indian lettuce n : a plant of the genus montia having edible pleasant-tasting leaves [syn: indian lettuce]
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India Ink
India ink originated in China, but was named so by the fact that the pigment used in making it came from India. The pigment is lampblack, bone black, or carbon black. Traditionally, it is mixed with a hot hide glue in the proportions of 1 part pigment to 2 or 3 parts glue and dried into sticks. These are rubbed on stone and the particles mixed with water. When it is manufactured in liquid form and sold in bottles, the pigment is mixed with a little shellac which makes it water-resistant. This ink is considered quite lightfast. It is not to be confused with the inks made for many technical pens, many of which are not water-resistant and not lightfast. India ink can be used with pens or brushes.
India ink originated in China, but was named so by the fact that the pigment used in making it came from India. The pigment is lampblack, bone black, or carbon black. Traditionally, it is mixed with a hot hide glue in the proportions of 1 part pigment to 2 or 3 parts glue and dried into sticks. These are rubbed on stone and the particles mixed with water. When it is manufactured in liquid form and sold in bottles, the pigment is mixed with a little shellac which makes it water-resistant. This ink is considered quite lightfast. It is not to be confused with the inks made for many technical pens, many of which are not water-resistant and not lightfast. India ink can be used with pens or brushes.
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Indian Ink (play)
Indian Ink is a 1995 play by Tom Stoppard, based on his 1991 radio play In the Native State. Indian Ink had its first performance at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, and opened at the Aldwych Theatre, London, on February 27, 1995. The production was directed by Peter Wood and designed by Carl Toms. The play had its American premiere in 1999 at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California, directed by Carey Perloff.
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Indian ink
Indian ink (or India ink in American English), also called Chinese ink, is a simple black ink once widely used for writing and printing, and now more commonly used for drawing, especially when inking comics and comic strips, as well as in diamond cutting. Indian ink usually is not suitable for fountain pens, as it will readily clog the pen. An exception to this is Pelikan Fount India, which does not contain shellac, which can cause clogging.
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