Ink Definition
ĭngk
inked, inking, inks
noun
A colored liquid used for writing, drawing, etc.
Webster's New World
A sticky, colored paste used in printing; printer's ink.
Webster's New World
A dark, liquid secretion ejected by cuttlefish, octopuses, and squid to confuse or inhibit a predator.
Webster's New World
Publicity, esp. in newspapers.
Webster's New World
A tattoo or tattoos.
Showed us his ink.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
To cover with ink; spread ink on.
Webster's New World
To mark, write, sign, draw, or color with ink.
Webster's New World
To sign one's name to.
Webster's New World
To tattoo.
American Heritage
To apply a tattoo to (someone).
Wiktionary
Origin of Ink
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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 encaustic
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French enque, from Latin encaustum (“purple ink used by Roman emperors to sign documents”), from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (enkauston, “burned-in”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + καίω (kaiō, “burn”).
From Wiktionary
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