a black pigment, as of specially prepared lampblack, or carbon black, mixed with a gelatinous substance and dried into cakes or sticks
2.
a liquid ink made from this, used in writing, drawing, etc.
India ink in American English
noun(sometimes lc)
1.
a black pigment consisting of lampblack mixed with glue or size
2.
a liquid ink from this
Also called: Chinese ink
Word origin
[1655–65]This word is first recorded in the period 1655–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: disk, intensity, minimum, organism, risk