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ink

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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.
Informal. publicity, especially in print media: Their construction plans got some ink in the local paper.
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verb (used with object)
4.
to mark, stain, cover, or smear with ink: to ink one's clothes.
5.
Slang. to sign one's name to (an official document): We expect to ink the contract tomorrow.

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Origin:
1200–50; Middle English inke, enke < Old French enque < Late Latin encautum, variant of encaustum < Greek énkauston purple ink, noun use of neuter of énkaustos burnt in. See encaustic

Related forms
ink·er, noun
ink·less, adjective
ink·like, adjective
re·ink, verb (used with object)
un·inked, adjective
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ink (ɪŋk)
 
—n
1.  a fluid or paste used for printing, writing, and drawing
2.  a dark brown fluid ejected into the water for self-concealment by an octopus or related mollusc from a gland (ink sac) near the anus
 
—vb
3.  to mark with ink
4.  to coat (a printing surface) with ink
 
[C13: from Old French enque, from Late Latin encaustum a purplish-red ink, from Greek enkauston purple ink, from enkaustos burnt in, from enkaiein to burn in; see en-², caustic]
 
'inker
 
—n

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ink
"the black liquor with which men write" [Johnson], mid-13c., from O.Fr. enque "dark writing fluid," from L.L. encaustum, from Gk. enkauston "purple or red ink," used by the Roman emperors to sign documents, originally a neut. adj. form of enkaustos "burned in," from stem of enkaiein "to burn in," from
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en- "in" + kaiein "to burn" (see caustic). The word is from a Gk. method of applying colored wax and fixing it with heat. The verb meaning "to mark or stain in ink" is from 1560s. Inky "as black as ink" is attested from 1590s.
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ink   (ĭngk)  Pronunciation Key 
A dark liquid ejected for protection by most cephalopods, including the octopus and squid. Ink consists of highly concentrated melanin.
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ink definition


  1. n.
    cheap red wine. : The old wino prefers ink to anything else.
  2. n.
    publicity; print media coverage of someone or something. : The movie star's divorce got a lot of ink for a few days.
  3. n.
    a tattoo. (The same as paint.) : When dya get the new ink?
  4. n.
    tattoos in general; the amount of tattooing on someone's body. (The same as paint.) : He's got ink covering his back.
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