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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 Blackford, Katherine M. H.

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

Berrington started as his eye fell on the name plainly set out in marking ink.

From The Slave of Silence by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)

"But you stole it from me," insisted the estanciero, pointing to the tab at the front, where his name was written in marking ink; "there is my name on it."

From Argentina from a British Point of View by Various

There is a fortune in this recipe, as a good marking ink is very salable.

From One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed by Bogardus, C. A.

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