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marking ink

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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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April 9. 4d., 4d., 4d., 4d., 2s., also three knives and forks, also some marking ink.

From A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself, First Part by George Müller

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

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

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 C. A. Bogardus

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

Only the number 32 and the name of Brett Street were written in marking ink on a piece of calico slightly larger than an ordinary cigarette paper. 

From The Secret Agent a Simple Tale by Joseph Conrad

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