india ink

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   a black liquid ink used for printing or writing or drawing

   Synonymsdrawing ink

   Broaderink

Questions about india ink

What does india ink mean?

india ink means "a black liquid ink used for printing or writing or drawing".

What is another word for india ink?

Close synonyms include drawing ink. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is india ink a common word?

india ink is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.