I. ˈiŋk noun
Usage: often attributive
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 ˈiŋ-kē-nəs noun
• inky ˈiŋ-kē adjective
II. transitive verb
Date: 1562
1. : to put ink on
ink a pen
also : to draw or write on in ink
2.
a. : sign 2a
ink ed a new contract
b. : sign 4