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India ink

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India ink
n.
1. A black pigment made from lampblack mixed with a binding agent and molded into cakes or sticks.
2. A liquid ink made from this pigment. Also called Chinese ink.
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Noun1.India inkIndia ink - a black liquid ink used for printing or writing or drawing
drawing ink
ink - a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing


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She singled out from their number an old salt, whose bare arms and feet, and exposed breast, were covered with as many inscriptions in India ink as the lid of an Egyptian sarcophagus.
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