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Definition of China ink
China ink India In"di*a, n. [See Indian.]
A country in Southern Asia; the two peninsulas of Hither and
Farther India; in a restricted sense, Hither India, or
Hindostan.
India ink, a nearly black pigment brought chiefly from
China, used for water colors. It is in rolls, or in
square, and consists of lampblack or ivory black and
animal glue. Called also China ink. The true India ink
is sepia. See Sepia.
India matting, floor matting made in China, India, etc.,
from grass and reeds; -- also called Canton, or China,
matting.
India paper, a variety of Chinese paper, of smooth but not
glossy surface, used for printing from engravings,
woodcuts, etc.
India proof (Engraving), a proof impression from an
engraved plate, taken on India paper.
India rubber. See Caoutchouc.
India-rubber tree (Bot.), any tree yielding caoutchouc, but
especially the East Indian Ficus elastica, often
cultivated for its large, shining, elliptical leaves.
China ink China Chi"na, n.
1. A country in Eastern Asia.
2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for
porcelain. See Porcelain.
China aster (Bot.), a well-known garden flower and plant.
See Aster.
China bean. See under Bean, 1.
China clay See Kaolin.
China grass, Same as Ramie.
China ink. See India ink.
China pink (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of
Dianthus (D. Chiensis) having variously colored single
or double flowers; Indian pink.
China root (Med.), the rootstock of a species of Smilax
(S. China, from the East Indies; -- formerly much
esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used
for. Also the galanga root (from Alpinia Gallanga and
Alpinia officinarum).
China rose. (Bot.)
(a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of
rose derived from the Rosa Indica, and perhaps other
species.
(b) A flowering hothouse plant (Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis)
of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China
and the east Indies.
China shop, a shop or store for the sale of China ware or
of crockery.
China ware, porcelain; -- so called in the 17th century
because brought from the far East, and differing from the
pottery made in Europe at that time; also, loosely,
crockery in general.
Pride of China, China tree. (Bot.) See Azedarach.
