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I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist from about 12. I met a neighbour who drew cartoons, and I had an idea I wanted to be a cartoonist - or something that involved Indian ink, at any rate.
Edward Ruscha

Meaning of "Indian ink" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INDIAN INK

Indian ink play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INDIAN INK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Indian ink is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INDIAN INK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Indian ink

India ink

India ink is a simple black ink once widely used for writing and printing and now more commonly used for drawing, especially when inking comic books and comic strips. Indian ink is also used in medical applications.

Definition of Indian ink in the English dictionary

The definition of Indian ink in the dictionary is 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. Other definition of Indian ink is a black liquid ink made from this pigment.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INDIAN INK

Indian cobra
Indian corn
Indian Desert
Indian elephant
Indian Empire
Indian file
Indian giver
Indian giving
Indian grackle
Indian hemp
Indian liquorice
Indian list
Indian mallow
Indian meal
Indian meal moth
Indian millet
Indian mulberry
Indian Mutiny
Indian National Congress
Indian Ocean

WORDS THAT END LIKE INDIAN INK

China ink
Chinese ink
copying ink
electronic ink
India ink
invisible ink
magnetic ink
marking ink
pen and ink
printer´s ink
printing ink
sympathetic ink

Synonyms and antonyms of Indian ink in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Indian ink» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INDIAN INK

Find out the translation of Indian ink to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Indian ink from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Indian ink» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

墨汁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tinta china
570 millions of speakers

English

Indian ink
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भारतीय स्याही
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحبر الهندي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тушь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nanquim
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভারতীয় কালি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

encre de Chine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dakwat India
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tusche
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

墨汁
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인도 잉크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tinta India
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mực Ấn Độ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இந்திய மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भारतीय शाई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çini mürekkebi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inchiostro di china
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tusz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

туш
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σινική μελάνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Indiese ink
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tusch
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tusj
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Indian ink

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INDIAN INK»

The term «Indian ink» is regularly used and occupies the 57.014 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INDIAN INK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Indian ink

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QUOTES WITH «INDIAN INK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Indian ink.
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Edward Ruscha
I knew I wanted to be some kind of artist from about 12. I met a neighbour who drew cartoons, and I had an idea I wanted to be a cartoonist - or something that involved Indian ink, at any rate.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDIAN INK»

Discover the use of Indian ink in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Indian ink and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Indian Ink: Script and Print in the Making of the English ...
Navigating the juncture of imperial history and the history of the book, Indian Ink uncovers the intellectual and political legacies of early modern trade and empire and charts a new understanding of the geography of print culture.
Miles Ogborn, 2008
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Indian Ink
Indian Ink was first performed at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, and opened at the Aldwych Theatre, London, in February 1995.
Tom Stoppard, 2013
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Indian Ink
Among the most significant body of work in recent New Zealand theatre, Krishnan's Dairy, The Candlestickmaker, and The Pickle King form a loose trilogy connected by theme and theatrical style that explores three eternal questions: Will I ...
Jacob Rajan, Justin Lewis, 2005
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Sketches in Indian Ink
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John Smith (jr., colonel.), 1880
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Tom Stoppard: Plays 5: Aracadia, The Real Thing, Night & ...
Plays Five: Arcadia The Real Thing Night & Day; Indian Ink; Hapgood This fifth collection of Tom Stoppard's plays brings together five classic plays by one of the most celebrated dramatists writing in the English language.
Tom Stoppard, 1999
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The Cambridge Companion to Tom Stoppard
But the 1991 radio play In the Native State and the 1995 stage play Indian Ink seem to mark a change in the way Stoppard writes about culture, power, and difference. Although the plays do emphasize the perspective of the British characters, ...
Katherine E. Kelly, 2001
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The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art
These Chinese carbon-based inks were soon imitated, for example in the Netherlands, and the term 'Indian' ink began to be used also for the European product. This process resulted in an improvement in the technical standard of the ink: it ...
Gerald W. R. Ward, 2008
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Hay-market Exhibition: (now Open) is a Curious and Valuable ...
448 Hendon in Middlefex 449 A Cottage 450 An Indian ink drawing 451 Barnes Church in Surry 452 View on Ulfwater Lake 453 A mercer's (hop at Abermalavy in South Wales 454 A drawing in Indian ink 455 Another with a Stag Hunt 456 ...
William Thompson, 1785
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
In all cafes, gave any gloss." Among the specimens with rtere Indian ink or other similar compositions which our author was favoured by Mr Astle, there i'e employed, cotton should be used in the ink- was one which differed very materially from ...
‎1816
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A Treatise on Practical Mensuration in Eight Parts ...
Roads should be shaded with a brownish colour, laid on with a camel-hair pencil ; and fields in a variety of forms, with a fine pen and Indian ink. In some convenient part of the Plan, you may write, in conspicuous characters, the title of the ...
Anthony Nesbit, 1824

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDIAN INK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Indian ink is used in the context of the following news items.
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Re-creation of HMS Pickle revived in the Algarve - The Portugal News
“His grandfather did beautiful Indian ink copper writing, all of the formulas, the drawings, the designs. Coming across Rui was like, I would say, ... «The Portugal News, Jul 15»
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Behind the masks
Masks have been part of Indian Ink's productions since its inception and its latest production Kiss the Fish is no exception. Rebecca Fox asks ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
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Arts Etc. — July 7, 2015
Sound Theatre Company presents a Seattle Premiere production of noted British playwright Tom Stoppard's “Indian Ink” done in collaboration ... «The International Examiner, Jul 15»
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Fish and hits with Indian theatre company
Monkeys, masks and Freddie Mercury all inform Kiss the Fish, a play presented by the Indian Ink theatre company in Christchurch this week. «The Press, Jul 15»
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Tony Nominee Brian J. Smith to Star in Independent Film THE …
... Patrick Murney (The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner), Elizabeth Alderfer (The Good Wife), and Nick Choksi (Brooklynite, Indian Ink, ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
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THE GUIDE LISTINGS AS AT JUNE 25, 2015
No choice, really. Indian Ink Theatre Co's new play Kiss The Fish (pictured) has won countless rave reviews, all manner of awards (including ... «Gisborne Herald, Jun 15»
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Mapping Cultural Loss and Recovery
Entilted “Endless going” or “Endless walking,” the long paper composition in water colors and Indian ink, is dedicated to the memory of Komitas ... «The Armenian Mirror-Spectator, Jun 15»
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Fabulous Immediacies and Epic Trajectories: Joan Miró's Late …
Joan Miró, “Le Cheval de Cirque (Circus Horse)” (1927), oil on canvas (oil, gold and silver paint, Indian ink and white gesso on burlap), 24 x ... «Hyperallergic, Jun 15»
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Monkeying around
“Justin was on Tiaman Island, in Malaysia, staying in a really basic tourist bure,” says actor and Lewis' Indian Ink Theatre Company partner ... «Gisborne Herald, Jun 15»
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REVIEW: Indian Ink's 'Kiss the Fish'
On Thursday night, Indian Ink Theatre Company kicked off its national tour here in Tauranga for their latest production Kiss the Fish, which is ... «SunLive, Jun 15»

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