n.
Pronunciation: ' i ŋ k
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English enke, from Anglo-French encre, enke, from Late Latin encaustum, from neuter of Latin encaustus burned in, from Greek enkaustos, verbal of enkaiein to burn in ― more at ENCAUSTIC
Date: 13th century
1 : a colored usually liquid material for writing and printing
2 : the black protective secretion of a cephalopod
3 slang : PUBLICITY 2D
– ink · i · ness \ ' i ŋ -k ē -n ə s \ noun
– inky \ ' i ŋ -k ē \ adjective