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Ink ɪŋk Drawing Coloured Noun Bre Written Pen

Word ink
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ɪŋk / NAmE / ɪŋk /
Example
  • written in ink
  • a pen and ink drawing
  • different coloured inks
  • allow the ink to dry.
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ink

(noun)BrE / ɪŋk / NAmE / ɪŋk /
  1. coloured liquid for writing, drawing and printing
    • see also inky
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/inky
    • written in ink
    • a pen and ink drawing
    • different coloured inks

    Extra Examples

    • Allow the ink to dry.
    • Be careful. The ink is still wet.
    • He wrote very neatly in blue ink.
    • Most people now use ballpoints rather than ink.
    • The drawback of this printer is that the ink tends to smudge.
    • There were several alterations in ink.
    • We need to replace the ink cartridge in the printer.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English enke, inke, from Old French enque, via late Latin from Greek enkauston, denoting the purple ink used by Roman emperors for signatures, from enkaiein ‘burn in’.
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