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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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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 Saunders, William

"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

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 Warner, Susan

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)

Address the box carefully using marking ink or a regulation tag.

From Every Step in Canning by Gray, Grace Viall

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