ink — ► NOUN 1) a coloured fluid used for writing, drawing, or printing. 2) Zoology a black liquid ejected by a cuttlefish, octopus, or squid to confuse a predator. ► VERB 1) write or mark with ink. 2) cover (type or a stamp) with ink before printing.… … English terms dictionary
ink — n. & v. n. 1 a a coloured fluid used for writing with a pen, marking with a rubber stamp, etc. b a thick paste used in printing, duplicating, in ball point pens, etc. 2 Zool. a black liquid ejected by a cuttlefish, octopus, etc. to confuse a… … Useful english dictionary
ink — inker, n. inkless, adj. inklike, adj. /ingk/, n. 1. a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing. 2. a dark, protective fluid ejected by the cuttlefish and other cephalopods. 3. publicity, esp. in print media. v.t. 4. to mark, stain … Universalium
ink — [[t]ɪŋk[/t]] n. 1) pri a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing 2) zool. a dark protective fluid ejected by the cuttlefish and other cephalopods 3) cvb publicity, esp. in print media 4) to mark, stain, cover, or smear with ink 5) … From formal English to slang
ink — noun 1》 a coloured fluid used for writing, drawing, or printing. 2》 Zoology a black liquid ejected by a cuttlefish, octopus, or squid to confuse a predator. verb 1》 write or mark with ink. ↘cover (type or a stamp) with ink before printing. 2》 … English new terms dictionary
ink — /ɪŋk / (say ingk) noun 1. a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing. 2. a dark, protective fluid ejected by the cuttlefish and other cephalopods. 3. Colloquial cheap wine. –verb (t) 4. to mark, stain, cover, or smear with ink.… …
ink — [13] The Greeks had a method of painting which involved applying coloured wax to a surface and then fixing it with heat. The verb describing this process was egkaíein ‘burn in’, a compound of en ‘in’ and kaíein ‘burn’, whose derivative… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
ink — [13] The Greeks had a method of painting which involved applying coloured wax to a surface and then fixing it with heat. The verb describing this process was egkaíein ‘burn in’, a compound of en ‘in’ and kaíein ‘burn’, whose derivative… … Word origins
Ink — Ink, n. [OE. enke, inke, OF. enque, F. encre, L. encaustum the purple red ink with which the Roman emperors signed their edicts, Gr. ?, fr. ? burnt in, encaustic, fr. ? to burn in. See {Encaustic}, {Caustic}.] 1. A fluid, or a viscous material or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ink bag — Ink Ink, n. [OE. enke, inke, OF. enque, F. encre, L. encaustum the purple red ink with which the Roman emperors signed their edicts, Gr. ?, fr. ? burnt in, encaustic, fr. ? to burn in. See {Encaustic}, {Caustic}.] 1. A fluid, or a viscous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
