A black ink, made from lampblack, used for printing and artwork.

A thin, tough paper made from bleached hemp and rag fibres.

plural of India shawl

wootz

Black; very dark.

(history, linguistics, Indo-European studies) The hypothesis that the Aryans are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent, and that the Indo-European languages radiated out from a homeland in India into their present locations.

(rare) Synonym of Out of India theory

(alcoholic beverages) A beer, with a high level of alcohol and hops, traditionally made for export from Britain to India.

plural of India pale ale

(obsolete) A shrubby plant (Capraria biflora) having oblanceolate toothed leaves sometimes used in the West Indies as a substitute for tea.