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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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 preparation of various
        kinds (commonly black or colored), used in writing or
        printing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Make there a prick with ink.          --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Deformed monsters, foul and black as ink. --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A pigment. See India ink, under India.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Ordinarily, black ink is made from nutgalls and a
           solution of some salt of iron, and consists essentially
           of a tannate or gallate of iron; sometimes indigo
           sulphate, or other coloring matter, is added. Other
           black inks contain potassium chromate, and extract of
           logwood, salts of vanadium, etc. Blue ink is usually a
           solution of Prussian blue. Red ink was formerly made
           from carmine (cochineal), Brazil wood, etc., but
           potassium eosin is now used. Also red, blue, violet,
           and yellow inks are largely made from aniline dyes.
           Indelible ink is usually a weak solution of silver
           nitrate, but carbon in the form of lampblack or India
           ink, salts of molybdenum, vanadium, etc., are also
           used. Sympathetic inks may be made of milk, salts of
           cobalt, etc. See Sympathetic ink (below).
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Copying ink, a peculiar ink used for writings of which
        copies by impression are to be taken.
  
     Ink bag (Zo["o]l.), an ink sac.
  
     Ink berry. (Bot.)
        (a) A shrub of the Holly family ({Ilex glabra), found in
            sandy grounds along the coast from New England to
            Florida, and producing a small black berry.
        (b) The West Indian indigo berry. See Indigo.
  
     Ink plant (Bot.), a New Zealand shrub ({Coriaria
        thymifolia), the berries of which yield a juice which
        forms an ink.
  
     Ink powder, a powder from which ink is made by solution.
  
     Ink sac (Zo["o]l.), an organ, found in most cephalopods,
        containing an inky fluid which can be ejected from a duct
        opening at the base of the siphon. The fluid serves to
        cloud the water, and enable these animals to escape from
        their enemies. See Illust. of Dibranchiata.
  
     Printer's ink, or Printing ink. See under Printing.
  
     Sympathetic ink, a writing fluid of such a nature that what
        is written remains invisible till the action of a reagent
        on the characters makes it visible.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Printing \Print"ing\, n.
     The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters,
     or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business
     of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their
     adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic
     prints.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Block printing. See under Block.
  
     Printing frame (Photog.), a shallow box, usually having a
        glass front, in which prints are made by exposure to
        light.
  
     Printing house, a printing office.
  
     Printing ink, ink used in printing books, newspapers, etc.
        It is composed of lampblack or ivory black mingled with
        linseed or nut oil, made thick by boiling and burning.
        Other ingredients are employed for the finer qualities.
        --Ure.
  
     Printing office, a place where books, pamphlets, or
        newspapers, etc., are printed.
  
     Printing paper, paper used in the printing of books,
        pamphlets, newspapers, and the like, as distinguished from
        writing paper, wrapping paper, etc.
  
     Printing press, a press for printing, books, newspaper,
        handbills, etc.
  
     Printing wheel, a wheel with letters or figures on its
        periphery, used in machines for paging or numbering, or in
        ticket-printing machines, typewriters, etc.; a type wheel.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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 preparation of various
        kinds (commonly black or colored), used in writing or
        printing.
  
              Make there a prick with ink.          --Chaucer.
  
              Deformed monsters, foul and black as ink. --Spenser.
  
     2. A pigment. See India ink, under India.
  
     Note: Ordinarily, black ink is made from nutgalls and a
           solution of some salt of iron, and consists essentially
           of a tannate or gallate of iron; sometimes indigo
           sulphate, or other coloring matter,is added. Other
           black inks contain potassium chromate, and extract of
           logwood, salts of vanadium, etc. Blue ink is usually a
           solution of Prussian blue. Red ink was formerly made
           from carmine (cochineal), Brazil wood, etc., but
           potassium eosin is now used. Also red, blue, violet,
           and yellow inks are largely made from aniline dyes.
           Indelible ink is usually a weak solution of silver
           nitrate, but carbon in the form of lampblack or India
           ink, salts of molybdenum, vanadium, etc., are also
           used. Sympathetic inks may be made of milk, salts of
           cobalt, etc. See Sympathetic ink (below).
  
     Copying ink, a peculiar ink used for writings of which
        copies by impression are to be taken.
  
     Ink bag (Zo["o]l.), an ink sac.
  
     Ink berry. (Bot.)
        (a) A shrub of the Holly family ({Ilex glabra), found in
            sandy grounds along the coast from New England to
            Florida, and producing a small black berry.
        (b) The West Indian indigo berry. See Indigo.
  
     Ink plant (Bot.), a New Zealand shrub ({Coriaria
        thumifolia), the berries of which uield a juice which
        forms an ink.
  
     Ink powder, a powder from which ink is made by solution.
  
     Ink sac (Zo["o]l.), an organ, found in most cephalopods,
        containing an inky fluid which can be ejected from a duct
        opening at the base of the siphon. The fluid serves to
        cloud the water, and enable these animals to escape from
        their enemies. See Illust. of Dibranchiata.
  
     Printer's ink, or Printing ink. See under Printing.
  
     Sympathetic ink, a writing fluid of such a nature that what
        is written remains invisible till the action of a reagent
        on the characters makes it visible.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Printing \Print"ing\, n.
     The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters,
     or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business
     of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their
     adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic
     prints.
  
     Block printing. See under Block.
  
     Printing frame (Photog.), a shallow box, usually having a
        glass front, in which prints are made by exposure to
        light.
  
     Printing house, a printing office.
  
     Printing ink, ink used in printing books, newspapers, etc.
        It is composed of lampblack or ivory black mingled with
        linseed or nut oil, made thick by boiling and burning.
        Other ingredients are employed for the finer qualities.
        --Ure.
  
     Printing office, a place where books, pamphlets, or
        newspapers, etc., are printed.
  
     Printing paper, paper used in the printing of books,
        pamphlets, newspapers, and the like, as distinguished from
        writing paper, wrapping paper, etc.
  
     Printing press, a press for printing, books, newspaper,
        handbills, etc.
  
     Printing wheel, a wheel with letters or figures on its
        periphery, used in machines for paging or numbering, or in
        ticket-printing machines, typewriters, etc.; a type wheel.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  printing ink
       n : a semi-solid quick drying ink made especially for use in
           printing [syn: printer's ink]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  printing ink
     alt.
     A rapidly drying type of ink specifically for printing machines.
     n.
     A rapidly drying type of ink specifically for printing machines.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  printing ink
     alt.
     A rapidly drying type of ink specifically for printing machines.
     n.
     A rapidly drying type of ink specifically for printing machines.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  printing ink
     alt.
     A rapidly drying type of ink specifically for printing machines.
     n.
     A rapidly drying type of ink specifically for printing machines.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  printing ink
     alt.
     A rapidly drying type of ink specifically for printing machines.
     n.
     A rapidly drying type of ink specifically for printing machines.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  printing ink
     Englanti n.
     painomuste

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  printing ink /pɹˈɪntɪŋ ˈɪŋk/
  Druckerschwärze , Schwärze  [print]
     Synonyms: newsprint, printer's ink
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  printing ink /pɹˈɪntɪŋ ˈɪŋk/
  Druckfarbe  [print]
   see: printing inks
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  printing ink /pɹˈɪntɪŋ ˈɪŋk/
  Buchdruckfarbe  [techn.]
     Synonyms: book printing ink, letterpress ink
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  printing ink /pɹˈɪntɪŋ ˈɪŋk/ 
  painomuste
  ink used for printing

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  printing ink /pɹˈɪntɪŋ ˈɪŋk/ 
  trycksvärta
  ink used for printing

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 油墨

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