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ink

/ˈɪŋk/ noun B1
  1. A pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc. (uncountable) · This form should be filled out in ink.
  2. A particular type, color or container of this fluid. (countable)
  3. The black or dark-colored fluid ejected by squid, octopus etc, as a protective strategy. (uncountable)
  4. Publicity. (slang, uncountable) · to get ink· The TSA has been getting a lot of ink lately.
  5. Tattoo work. (slang, uncountable)
  6. Cheap red wine. (slang, uncountable)

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Danglars thought it as well to comply with a good grace, so he took the pen, ink, and paper Peppino offered him, wrote the draft, and signed it.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1082 · C1
and under them the number 341 were rudely scrawled in ink upon it.
The Valley of Fear, p. 30 · C1
Holmes walked across to the desk and dabbed a little ink from each bottle on to the blotting paper.
The Valley of Fear, p. 45 · C1
“It was not printed in this room,” he said; “this is black ink and the other purplish.
The Valley of Fear, p. 45 · C1

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