Indian inkn.

Brit.

/ˌɪndɪən ˈɪŋk/, U.S.

/ˌɪndiən ˈɪŋk/

Forms: see Indian adj. and ink n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Indian adj., ink n.¹

Etymology: < Indian adj. + ink n.¹

A solid black pigment consisting of carbon particles mixed with gum; a deep black ink made from this, used esp. in drawing and technical graphics. Cf. China-ink n. at China n.¹ 2d.Indian ink was originally made in China and Japan and was typically sold in the form of a cake or stick to which water was added; it is now usually sold as a liquid, consisting of a colloidal suspension of carbon particles in water.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > blackening agent > [noun] > pigment

blackOE

lamp-black1598

charcoal-black1622

ivory-black1634

blue-black1665

bone black1665

Indian ink1665

India ink1700

smoke-black1712

China-ink1782

Frankfort black1823

almond black1835

Spanish black1839

gas black1841

abaiser1849

peach black1852

vine-black1860

carbon black1872

drop-black1879

aspergillin1891

1665 S. Pepys Diary 5 Nov. (1972) VI. 289 Mr. Evelings, who..showed me most excellent painting in little—in distemper, Indian Incke—water colours.

1744 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 43 82 Indian Ink makes the best Black; and affords Pictures very like those from Copper-Plates.

1763 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting III. i. 18 His designs..are in Indian ink, heightened with white.

1843 Med. Times 10 June 164/2 Permanency may..be conferred on ink..by dissolving a stick of Indian ink in each bottle of common ink.

1887 A. Lang Bks. & Bookmen 88 It seemed to be sepia, sometimes mixed with a little Indian ink.

1902 Times 22 Nov. 17/3 If particles such as those of Indian ink are suspended in water they will be found to have passed..into the lymph spaces round the alveoli.

1944 G. E. Mitchell in R. Greenhalgh Pract. Builder xi. 359/2 The ruling pen can be filled easily by the use of an ordinary pen dipped in to the Indian ink.

2005 P. R. Keefe Chatter viii. 201 Like Indian ink, the mark will likely remain with the person forever.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	indian ink
释义	Indian inkn. Brit. /ˌɪndɪən ˈɪŋk/, U.S. /ˌɪndiən ˈɪŋk/ Forms: see Indian adj. and ink n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Indian adj., ink n.¹ Etymology: < Indian adj. + ink n.¹ A solid black pigment consisting of carbon particles mixed with gum; a deep black ink made from this, used esp. in drawing and technical graphics. Cf. China-ink n. at China n.¹ 2d.Indian ink was originally made in China and Japan and was typically sold in the form of a cake or stick to which water was added; it is now usually sold as a liquid, consisting of a colloidal suspension of carbon particles in water. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > blackening agent > [noun] > pigment blackOE lamp-black1598 charcoal-black1622 ivory-black1634 blue-black1665 bone black1665 Indian ink1665 India ink1700 smoke-black1712 China-ink1782 Frankfort black1823 almond black1835 Spanish black1839 gas black1841 abaiser1849 peach black1852 vine-black1860 carbon black1872 drop-black1879 aspergillin1891 1665 S. Pepys Diary 5 Nov. (1972) VI. 289 Mr. Evelings, who..showed me most excellent painting in little—in distemper, Indian Incke—water colours. 1744 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 43 82 Indian Ink makes the best Black; and affords Pictures very like those from Copper-Plates. 1763 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting III. i. 18 His designs..are in Indian ink, heightened with white. 1843 Med. Times 10 June 164/2 Permanency may..be conferred on ink..by dissolving a stick of Indian ink in each bottle of common ink. 1887 A. Lang Bks. & Bookmen 88 It seemed to be sepia, sometimes mixed with a little Indian ink. 1902 Times 22 Nov. 17/3 If particles such as those of Indian ink are suspended in water they will be found to have passed..into the lymph spaces round the alveoli. 1944 G. E. Mitchell in R. Greenhalgh Pract. Builder xi. 359/2 The ruling pen can be filled easily by the use of an ordinary pen dipped in to the Indian ink. 2005 P. R. Keefe Chatter viii. 201 Like Indian ink, the mark will likely remain with the person forever. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1665
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