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marking ink

British  

noun

  1. indelible ink used for marking linen, clothes, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The foreman of the shipping-room purchased packing-cases, wrapping paper, twine, nails, hammers, marking ink, and other materials he used.

From Analyzing Character by Katherine M. H. Blackford

“I see you keep a lot of marking ink here—” He took up a small bottle, and looked at it against the gas-jet in the middle of the shop.

From The Secret Agent a Simple Tale by Joseph Conrad

This plant contains a milky, acrid, glutinous juice, which forms a permanent stain when dropped on linen, and which might form a good marking ink.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by William Saunders

I will make arrangements for the reception of them, and Byrom shall get us a store of packing-boxes and marking ink.'

From The Gold of Chickaree by Susan Warner

After the marking ink disappears, the linen should be well washed in cold water.

From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous

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