INDIAN INK


Meaning of INDIAN INK in English

(also ˌIndia ˈink ) noun

[ U ] a very black ink used in drawing and technical drawing

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: originally applied to Chinese and Japanese pigments prepared in solid blocks and imported to Europe via India.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.