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ink
[ ingk ]
/ ÉŖÅk /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to mark, stain, cover, or smear with ink: to ink one's clothes.
Informal. to sign one's name to (an official document): We expect to ink the contract tomorrow.
verb (used with or without object)
Slang. to mark (the skin) with tattoos: The team agreed that they would all get inked if they brought home the championship this year.
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Origin of ink
First recorded in 1200ā50; Middle English inke, inc, enke, from Old French enca, enque, ancre, from Late Latin encautum, variant of encaustum āburnt in, painted in,ā from Greek Ć©nkauston āpurple ink (used for imperial signatures),ā noun use of neuter of Ć©nkaustos āburnt inā; see encaustic
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British Dictionary definitions for ink
ink
/ (ÉŖÅk) /
noun
a fluid or paste used for printing, writing, and drawing
a dark brown fluid ejected into the water for self-concealment by an octopus or related mollusc from a gland (ink sac) near the anus
verb (tr)
to mark with ink
to coat (a printing surface) with ink
Derived forms of ink
inker, nounWord Origin for ink
C13: from Old French enque, from Late Latin encaustum a purplish-red ink, from Greek enkauston purple ink, from enkaustos burnt in, from enkaiein to burn in; see en- ², caustic
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Scientific definitions for ink
ink
[ Ängk ]
A dark liquid ejected for protection by most cephalopods, including the octopus and squid. Ink consists of highly concentrated melanin.
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