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ink pigmented fluid used for writing and drawing, or a viscous compound used for printing, both of various colors but most frequently black. The oldest known variety, India ink or China ink, is still used in China and Japan for writing with small brushes instead of pens. All inks are composed of a colorant, a vehicle, a solvent, and additives; the colorant for India ink is carbon black, and the vehicle is water; various substances including glue and gum are used to stabilize suspension. Because of its rich blackness and permanence, India ink is used extensively by architects, engineers, and artists. In many early civilizations dyes obtained from plants, and sepia from the squid, octopus, and cuttlefish, were used as ink. The black and blue-black inks used today, composed of copperas (ferrous sulfate), gallic and tannic acids, and a preservative, were probably known as early as the 2d cent., the acids then being derived from oak or nut galls. Numerous master drawings made with ink containing the acids of gallnuts have been corroded by the ink itself. These inks, and also the colored inks used today, contain aniline and other soluble dyes instead of holding their pigments in suspension; they are accordingly filterable and flow easily even through ball-point pens. Felt-tip markers contain organic compounds in solution. The glutinous inks used by printers owe their various viscosities to such ingredients as linseed oil, synthetics of the alkyd type, mineral oil, and petroleum fractions. This reliance on hydrocarbons has raised concern about pollution, and led to the development of several alternatives: vegetable–based inks; toluene–based inks so that the solvent can be recovered; and water–solvent inks. Marking inks used to mark linen are composed of a salt of silver. Indelible or incorrodible ink is used for writing that is exposed to the weather or to strong acids or alkaline solutions. Fluorescent inks are used in printing maps to be read at night. The liquid in the ink used in newspaper printing is absorbed into the paper, while in many other sorts of ink the liquid evaporates leaving the pigment above the paper surface. |
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"ink." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ink." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ink.html "ink." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ink.html |
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ink / ingk/ • n. a colored fluid used for writing, drawing, printing, or duplicating: the names are written in ink| a picture executed in colored inks. ∎ inf. publicity: cases in which prosecutors seek the death penalty are likely to be those that get lots of ink and air time. ∎ Zool. a black liquid ejected by a cuttlefish, octopus, or squid to confuse a predator. • v. 1. [tr.] mark (words or a design) with ink: the cork has the name of the château inked onto the side. ∎ cover (type or a stamp) with ink before printing: a raised image is inked to produce an impression. ∎ (ink something in) fill in writing or a design with ink: she inked in a cloud of dust. ∎ (ink something out) obliterate something, esp. writing, with ink: he carefully inked out each word. 2. inf. sign (a contract): she's just inked a deal to host her own talk show. ∎ secure the services of (someone) with a contract: he has been inked as host for next year's ceremony. DERIVATIVES: ink·er n. |
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"ink." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ink." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-ink.html "ink." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-ink.html |
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ink. Coloured fluid used for writing, drawing, or printing. Inks usually have staining power without body, but printers' inks—pigments mixed with oil and varnish—are opaque. The use of inks goes back in China and Egypt to at least 2500 bc. The earliest known type was produced from lampblack (a pigment made from soot) ground into a solution of glue or gums. These materials could be moulded into dry sticks or blocks, which were then mixed with water for use. Ink brought from China or Japan in such dry form came to be known in the West as ‘Chinese ink’ or ‘Indian ink’. The names are also given to a similar preparation used today. Other materials that have been used to make ink include plant dyes, soot (see bistre), and fluids from marine creatures (see sepia). Most modern inks use soluble synthetic dyes as the colouring agent.
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IAN CHILVERS. "ink." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "ink." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-ink.html IAN CHILVERS. "ink." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-ink.html |
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ink Coloured fluid used for writing, drawing, or printing. Inks usually have staining power without body, but printers' inks—pigments mixed with oil and varnish—are opaque. The use of inks goes back in China and Egypt to at least 2500 bc. The earliest known type was produced from lampblack (a pigment made from soot) ground into a solution of glue or gums. These materials could be moulded into dry sticks or blocks, which were then mixed with water for use. Ink brought from China or Japan in such dry form came to be known in the West as ‘Chinese ink’ or ‘Indian ink’. The names are also given to a similar preparation used today. Other materials that have been used to make ink include plant dyes, soot (see Bistre) and fluids from marine creatures (see Sepia). Most modern inks use soluble synthetic dyes as the colouring agent.
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IAN CHILVERS. "ink." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "ink." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-ink.html IAN CHILVERS. "ink." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-ink.html |
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ink The single reference in the OT (Jer. 36: 18) probably refers to a mixture of soot and gum arabic which was used for writing on papyrus. Ezekiel (9: 2–3) mentioned an inkhorn which would have contained the ingredients for making ink and could be fastened on to the scribe's belt. Paul (2 Cor. 3: 3) depicts the Corinthian converts as a commendatory letter from Christ, written by Paul, not however with ink but on human hearts.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "ink." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "ink." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-ink.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "ink." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-ink.html |
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ink XIII. ME. enke, later inc(k), inke — OF. enque (mod. encre) :- late L. encau(s)tum — Gr. égkauston purple ink used by Gr. and Rom. emperors for their signatures, f. egkaiein burn in.
Comp. inkhorn vessel (orig. a horn) for holding ink XIV; i. term, learned or literary word XVI. Hence ink vb., inky XVI. |
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T. F. HOAD. "ink." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "ink." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-ink.html T. F. HOAD. "ink." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-ink.html |
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ink Coloured liquid used for writing, drawing or printing. It may be coloured by a suspended pigment or a soluble dye. Some inks dry by evaporation of a volatile solvent. Ink was used by the ancient Egyptians and Chinese for writing, being made from such various materials as soot and berries.
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"ink." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ink." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-ink.html "ink." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-ink.html |
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ink •ankh, bank, blank, clank, crank, dank, drank, embank, flank, franc, frank, hank, lank, outflank, outrank, Planck, plank, point-blank, prank, rank, sank, shank, shrank, spank, stank, swank, tank, thank, wank, yank
•sandbank • piggy bank • mountebank
•fog bank • mudbank • Bundesbank
•databank • riverbank • Burbank
•greenshank • sheepshank
•scrimshank • Cruikshank
•think tank • Franck • Eysenck
•bethink, blink, brink, chink, cinque, clink, dink, drink, fink, Frink, gink, ink, interlink, jink, kink, link, mink, pink, plink, prink, rink, shrink, sink, skink, slink, stink, sync, think, wink, zinc
•rinky-dink • Humperdinck • iceblink
•cufflink • bobolink • Maeterlinck
•lip-sync • countersink • doublethink
•kiddiewink
•tiddlywink (US tiddledywink)
•hoodwink
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"ink." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ink." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-ink.html "ink." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-ink.html |
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