Indian ink

(sometimes lowercase) British. India ink.

Example sentences from the Web for indian ink

Rowlandson next completed the colouring of his own Indian-ink shaded impression in delicate tints harmoniously selected.

Old Coloured Books |George Paston
Dr. Barth wrote his numerous observations entirely in Indian-ink.

The Art of Travel |Francis Galton
Most touching of all as a reminiscence is the Indian-ink drawing which Severn made of his dying friend on 28 Jany.

Life of John Keats |William Michael Rossetti
The water was glassy and motionless, reflecting tint by tint of the Indian-ink sky above.

Mary Barton |Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

For painting the moustaches and eyebrows, Indian-ink or burnt cork will answer.

The Art of Amusing |Frank Bellew

Indian ink

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

a black liquid ink made from this pigment

Also called: China ink, Chinese ink