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(ĭngk)n.
1. A pigmented liquid or paste used especially for writing or printing.
2. A dark liquid ejected for protection by most cephalopods, including octopuses and squids.
3. Informal Coverage in the print media; publicity: Her campaign rallies generated a lot of ink.
4. Informal A tattoo or tattoos: showed us his ink.
tr.v. inked, ink·ing, inks
1. To mark, coat, or stain with ink.
2. To apply black lines to (a drawing or sketch) using pen and ink or a digital graphics program.
3. Informal
a. To append one's signature to (a contract, for example).
b. To engage or hire by means of a contract.
4. Informal To tattoo.
[Middle English inke, from Old French enque, from Late Latin encaustum, purple ink, from Greek enkauston, painted in encaustic, from enkaiein, to paint in encaustic, burn in; see encaustic.]
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(ɪŋk)n
1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a fluid or paste used for printing, writing, and drawing
2. (Zoology) 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 (tr)
3. to mark with ink
4. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) 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]
ˈinker n
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(ɪŋk)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, cover, or smear with ink.
5. to draw or re-trace with ink (often fol. by in).
6. Slang. to sign one's name to: to ink a contract.
[1200–50; Middle English inke, enke < Old French enque < Late Latin encaustum < Greek énkauston purple ink]
ink•y, adj. -i•er, -i•est.
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(ĭngk) A dark liquid ejected for protection by most cephalopods, including the octopus and squid.
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- atrament - A synonym for ink.
- calamari - The term for Deep-fried squid comes from Latin calamarius, meaning "pen case"—because of its long tapering shell and its ink; it is also spelled calamary.
- ink - First spelled inke and enke—from Greek enkauston, the purple ink used by Roman emperors.
- sumi-e - Japanese for "ink painting."
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Past participle: inked
Gerund: inking
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| Noun | 1. |  ink - a liquid used for printing or writing or drawingindelible ink - ink that cannot be erased or washed away drawing ink, India ink - a black liquid ink used for printing or writing or drawing magnetic ink - an ink that contains particles of a magnetic substance whose presence can be detected by magnetic sensors printer's ink, printing ink - a semisolid quick drying ink made especially for use in printing writing ink - any permanent or washable ink used with pens liquid - a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure |
| 2. | ink - dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods | |
| Verb | 1. | ink - append one's signature to; "They inked the contract" sign - be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera" |
| 2. | ink - mark, coat, cover, or stain with ink; "he inked his finger" mark - make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" | |
| 3. | ink - fill with ink; "ink a pen" fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" red-ink - mark with red ink; "red-ink the area that is restricted" |
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Translations
حِبْرحِبْرٌ
мастило
inkoust
blæk
tint
muste
tinta
tinta
tinta
blek
インク
잉크
atramentum
kaip smalarašalasrašalinėrašaluotas
tinte
cerneală
atrament
črnilotinta
bläck
หมึก
mực
ink
[ɪŋk]B. VT (Typ) → entintar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ˈɪŋk] n (for writing) → encre f; (for printing) → encre fwritten in ink → écrit à l'encre
The letter was handwritten in black ink → La lettre manuscrite était écrite à l'encre noire., La lettre était écrite à la main, à l'encre noire.ink blot n → tache f d'encreink-jet printer n → imprimante f à jet d'encre
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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n → Tinte (also Zool) f; (Art) → Tusche f; (Typ) → Druckfarbe f; (for newsprint) → Druckerschwärze f; written in ink → mit Tinte geschrieben; a sketch in ink → eine Tuschzeichnung
vt → mit Tinte beschmieren; (Typ) → einfärben
ink
in cpds → Tinten-; (Art) → Tusch-;ink bag
n (Zool) → Tintenbeutel m
inkblot
ink bottle
n → Tintenfass nt
ink drawing
n → Tuschzeichnung f
ink eraser
n → Tintenradiergummi m, → Tintenradierer m (inf)
ink-jet (printer)
n → Tintenstrahldrucker m
ink
:ink pad
n → Stempelkissen nt
inkpot
n → Tintenfass nt
inkstain
n → Tintenfleck m
inkstained
adj → tintenbeschmiert
inkstand
n → Tintenfass nt (mit Halter für Federn etc)
inkwell
n → Tintenfass nt (in eine Tischplatte eingelassen)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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(iŋk) noun a black or coloured liquid used in writing, printing etc. Please sign your name in ink rather than pencil; I spilt red ink all over my dress.
ˈinky adjective1. covered with ink. inky fingers; Don't touch that wall – your hands are inky.
2. like ink; black or very dark. inky blackness.
ˈinkpot, ˈinkwell nouns a small pot for ink.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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→ حِبْرٌ inkoust blæk Tinte μελάνι tinta muste encre tinta inchiostro インク 잉크 inkt blekk atrament tinta чернила bläck หมึก mürekkep mực 墨Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ink
n. tinta.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012