marking ink

British

noun

indelible ink used for marking linen, clothes, etc

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It was a small, woman’s handkerchief, and, in one corner, a name was neatly written in marking ink.

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

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

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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.

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We always have our initials put on a haggis with marking ink before despatching it to be tailor-pressed.

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