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Definition: India Ink |
India InkNoun1. A black liquid ink used for printing or writing or drawing. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Literature | India Ink or Chinese ink. So called because it was first brought from China. It is now made at home of lampblack and glue. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: India InkSynonym: drawing ink (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: India Ink |
| English words defined with "India ink": Aquatinta ♦ Lithotint ♦ Picture writing. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "India ink": DIAMOND EXPERT. (references) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | India ink scratchboard drawing of a pair of Canada Geese and their brood by Alderson Magee, 1940 Lakeshore Drive, Sagle, Idaho 83860. Return to the Federal Duck Stamp Office Home Page. |  | "India Ink copy of Photograph of H.I.M. Adler, bow view on reef. Bridge over River Mulvai" Artwork by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, contained in his personal journal of the Apia Hurricane. It shows German gunboat Adler as she lay on the western side of Apia Harbor after the storm, with the Mulivai River bridge in the left background.Credit: NAVY. |
 | Halftone reproduction "From an India ink drawing loaned by Mr. Charles H. Cramp", depicting the ship as originally designed, before installation of a bowsprit.Credit: NAVY. | ||
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
india ink | 40 |
india ink tattoo | 7 |
india ink prep | 2 |
india ink pen | 2 |
diego india ink papers san | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "India ink"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | Burri's tuschmetoder (Burri India ink method). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | methode van Burri (Burri India ink method). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | tushshi (drawing ink). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | étalement l'encre de Chine de Burri (Burri India ink method). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Burri Tuscheverfahren (Burri India ink method). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σινική μελάνη (Indian ink). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | tus (black ink, butt, clack ink, douche, flourish, indian ink, ink, shower). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 墨汁 (China ink). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ぼくじゅう (China ink). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | indiaay inkay tuş. (various references) método de Burri (Burri India ink method). (various references) çini mürekkebi (indian ink). (various references) mực nho (indian ink). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-i-i-i-k-n-n" | |
-3 letters: kinin. | |
-4 letters: akin, dank, dink, inia, kadi, kain, kina, kind, nidi. | |
-5 letters: aid, ain, and, ani, dak, din, ink, inn, kid, kin, nan. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6E 64 69 61 49 6E 6B |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101110 01100100 01101001 01100001 00100000 01001001 01101110 01101011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n d i a   I n k |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E 0064 0069 0061 0049 006E 006B |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)43807075672438077 |
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