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OI inkt

English translation: Indian ink


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Dutch term or phrase:OI inkt
English translation:Indian ink
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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / picture descriptions
Dutch term or phrase: OI inkt
Aquarel met pen en O.I. inkt

it may stand for Ons Inzien - but it seems odd that it is in caps without dots

thanks
Andre de Vries
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:47
Indian ink
Explanation:
Assuming that OI does stand for 'Oost Indische' (which seems highly likely), then the English term will be the well-known 'Indian ink', a type of waterproof ink commonly used in art.

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Note added at 19 mins (2008-10-01 14:05:18 GMT)
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Check out 'Oost-Indische inkt' on Wikipedia and the corresponding article in English.
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Local time: 22:47
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4 +6Indian ink
Christopher Smith
4Oost-Indische
Sindy Cremer


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Indian ink


Explanation:
Assuming that OI does stand for 'Oost Indische' (which seems highly likely), then the English term will be the well-known 'Indian ink', a type of waterproof ink commonly used in art.

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Note added at 19 mins (2008-10-01 14:05:18 GMT)
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Check out 'Oost-Indische inkt' on Wikipedia and the corresponding article in English.

Christopher Smith
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Max Nuijens, MSc: this should be it.
29 mins
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agree  Jennifer Barnett: I agree
32 mins
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agree  Willemina Hagenauw: Agree with that!
1 hr
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agree  Jacqueline van der Spek
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agree  Saskia Steur
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agree  bertvandermoer: no doubt about it
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Oost-Indische


Explanation:
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oost-Indische_inkt

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-10-01 17:43:23 GMT)
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Sorry for omitting the English translation...!

Sindy Cremer
Ireland
Local time: 22:47
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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