a drawing in indian ink
1Indian ink — ► NOUN ▪ deep black ink used especially in drawing and technical graphics. ORIGIN originally applied to Chinese and Japanese pigments imported to Europe via India …
2Indian ink — (also N. Amer. India ink) noun deep black ink containing dispersed carbon particles, used especially in drawing and technical graphics. Origin C17: orig. applied to Chinese and Japanese pigments prepared in solid blocks and imported to Europe via …
3ink — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ wet ▪ Be careful. The ink is still wet. ▪ coloured/colored ▪ black, red, etc. ▪ …
4Indian — n. & adj. n. 1 a a native or national of India. b a person of Indian descent. 2 (in full American Indian) a member of the aboriginal peoples of America or their descendants. 3 any of the languages of the aboriginal peoples of America. adj. 1 of… …
5drawing — /draw ing/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that draws. 2. a graphic representation by lines of an object or idea, as with a pencil; a delineation of form without reference to color. 3. a sketch, plan, or design, esp. one made with pen, pencil …
6India ink — Indian ink redirects here. For the Tom Stoppard play, see Indian Ink. India ink (or Indian ink in British English) is a simple black ink once widely used for writing and printing and now more commonly used for drawing, especially when inking… …
7Ink — An ink is a liquid containing various pigments and/or dyes used for coloring a surface to produce an image, text, or design. Ink is used for drawing and/or writing with a pen, brush or quill. Thicker inks, in paste form, are used extensively in… …
8India ink — n. US = Indian ink. Etymology: India in Asia: see INDIAN * * * ˌIndian ˈink 7 (also ˌIndia ˈink) noun uncountable a …
9Iron gall ink — Oak galls and iron(II) sulfate, ingredients of iron gall ink Iron gall ink (also known as iron gall nut ink or oak gall ink) is a purple black or brown black ink made from iron salts and tannic acids from vegetable sources. It was the st …
10In·dia ink — /ˈındijə / noun [noncount] US : black ink used especially for drawing called also (Brit) Indian ink …
