ink 
Ink- (insk), . [Origin obscure.] 1. In fal- 
nuiri/, the neck, or that part from the head to 
the body of the bird that a hawk preys upon. 
llnlliuicll. 2. The socket of a mill-spindle. 
ttailry. 
ink-bag (ingk'bag), n. A bladder-shaped sac 
found in somr dil>r:iui'hiate cephalopoda, con- 
taining a black and vi>cid fluid resembling ink, 
by ejecting which, iu case of danger or pursuit, 
they can render the surrounding water opaque 
and thus conceal themselves. This fluid Is used to 
some extent in the Uncarts, under the naiueof sepia, from 
the genus which first supplied it for commerce. AlsoinA:- 
!/l'tnil, ink-sa. See cut on preceding page. 
ink-ball (ingk'bal), . 1. Hame as balft, 9. 
2. A kind of round oak-gall, produced by some 
eynipid, and containing tannin enough to be 
used in making a poor quality of ink. 
The Juice of poke-herriea, compounded with vinegar, or 
the distillation of a vegetable product known as " ink lialli," 
usurped the place of ink. The Cetttury, XXXVI. 7(15. 
ink-bench (ingk'bench), n. The inking-table 
of a ]>rint ing-press. 
inkberry (infjk'ber'i), .; pi. inkberries (-iz). 1. 
An elegant shrub, Ilex glabra, found on the At- 
lantic coast of North America. It grows from 2 to 
more than 4 feet high, has slender, flexible stems and lea- 
thery evergreen leaves, shining on the surface and of a 
lanceolate form, and produces small black berries. 
2. The plant Kandia aculeata, called the East In- 
dian inkberry. 3. The plant Mollincdia macro- 
phylln (Kibara macrophylla of authors), called 
the Australian or Queensland inkberry, 
inkberry- weed (ingk'ber'i-wed), n. The poke- 
weed, Phytolacea dccandra. 
ink-block (ingk'blok), n. In printing, a small 
square table, sometimes with a slightly raised 
rim, used with some hand-presses, on which 
printing-ink is spread out or distributed in a 
thin film, to be taken up by the inking-roller. 
ink-bottle (iugk'bofl), n. An inkstand; also, 
the receptacle for ink in an inkstand. [Eng.j 
Take a little bit of glass, as a wine-glass, or the ink- 
bottle, and play it about a little on the side of your hand 
farthest from the window. 
Hiixkin, Elem. of Drawing, p. 54. 
ink-bray er (ingk'bra'er), . In printing, a 
short wooden cylinder fitted with a handle, 
used to spread ink on an ink-block. 
ink-CUP (ingk'kup), n. A dip-cup for ink, usu- 
ally of glass or india-rubber. 
ink-cylinder (ingk'sil'in-der), n. In a print- 
ing-machine, a revolving drum of iron, usually 
placed between the inking-trough and the ink- 
mg-rollers to facilitate the even distribution of 
printing-ink. 
ink-duct (ingk'dukt), n. A contrivance which 
conducts printing-ink from an ink-fountain to 
the distributing-table or rollers. It is usually 
an iron roller made to vibrate and revolve at 
stated intervals. 
inker (ing'ker), n. 1. A device on a recording 
instrument by which the dot or trace is made. 
Knight. 2. One of the large rollers on a print- 
ing-press which apply the ink to the type. 
inket (iug'ket), n. [< tnfcl + -c.] An inkstand. 
[Eng.] 
A small mahogany table furnished with n papier mAche 
inl. I and blotting-case. 
Mrs. Riddell, Her Mother's Darling, Iv. 
inkflsh (ingk'fish), w. Same as calamary, 1. 
ink-fountain (iugk'foun'tan), . An iron 
trough attached to a printing-press to contain 
ink and control its flow to tne iuking-rollers ; 
an inking-trough. 
ink-gland (ingk'gland), n. Same as ink-bag. 
inkholder (iugk'nol"der), n. A vessel for hold- 
ing ink; the part of an inkstand that contains 
the ink. 
inkhorn (ingk'hdrn), . and o. [< ME. "ynk- 
hont, 1'iikliorn ; < ink 1 + horn.] I. . 1. Aport- 
able case for ink and writing-instruments, made 
of a horn, or (usually) of wood or metal, for- 
merly in common use in Europe, and still in 
some parts of the East. See kdlumdiiii. 
One man among them was clothed with linen, with a 
writer's in!Ji<i.-u by his side. Ezek. ix. 2. 
Hang him with his pen and iiiklmrn about his neck. 
Shak., 2 Hen. VI., iv. 2. 
The notary had his small table, his int-harn and quills, 
his Iwoks, papers, and assistant scrivener, in an angle of 
the lower hall. The Century, XXXVII. 87. 
2. In her. See pcnner. 
H.t . Pertaining to an inkhorn, or to a writ- 
er or pedant ; bookish ; pedantic. 
Hee that can catche an ynke tiornt terme by the taile, 
him they euunipt to be a fine Englishman and a good rhe- 
toriciiin. Sir T. 'it< m. Art of Rhetoric, p. 166. 
Strange aud inJchvrn? tearnu-s. 
AKham, The Scholemaster, p. 111. 
3103 
Inkhorn mate, a fellow who carries an inkhorn ; a book- 
ish or pedantic man. 
And ere that we will sutler auch a prince, 
Ho kind a father of iln commonweal, 
To be disgraced by an inktitu n intitf, 
We, and our wives, and children, all will nght. 
Sliak., 1 lieu. VI., iu. 1. 
inkhornismt (ingk'hdrn-izm), n. [< inkhvrn + 
-ism.] A bookish, pedantic, or bombastic ex- 
pression. 
Singing hit love, the holy Spouse of Christ, 
Like as she were some light-skirts of the rest, 
In mightiest iiikhiirnumui he can thither wrest. 
Bp. UaU, Satires, II. via 12. 
inkhornizet (ingk'horn-iz), v. i. [< inkhorn + 
-ize.~\ To use inkhorn terms. Cotgrave. 
Btconher le Latin {Jf.\ to inkhornite It, or ue inkhorn 
tearmes. Cotyrane. 
inkhornizert (iugk'h6rn-i-zer), n. One who 
inkhornizes. Cotgrave. 
inkindlet (in-kin'dl), v. t. An obsolete form of 
i n/.'iiidle. 
inkiness (ing'ki-nes), n. The state or quality 
of being inky. 
inking-ball (ing'king-bal), n. Same as bain, 9. 
inking-pad (ing'king-pad), n. An absorbent 
pad of felt or other porous material for hold- 
ing and supplying ink to hand-stamps and 
other printing and recording devices. 
inking-roller (ing'king-ro"ler), . In priii ting, 
an elastic cylinder made of a composition of 
glue and molasses, or of glue, glycerin, and 
sugar, cast in a mold around a spindle or stock, 
for applying ink to type by being rolled over it. 
Inklng-rollers (first made of cloth covered with leather) 
did not entirely supersede ink ing-halls for ordinary use till 
the early part of the nineteenth century. The stock was 
originally of wood, but is now usually of wrought-lron. 
The diameter of hiking-rollers for power-presses is about 
8} inches, but as formerly made for hand-presses it was 
considerably more. Inking-rollers are rotated on a table 
or In contact with other rollers to spread the Ink evenly 
before they are rolled over the types or plates for the im- 
pression. On different kinds of presses they are used 
either singly or In gangs of two or more. Also ink-raUer. 
inking-table (ing'king-ta'bl), n. In printing, a 
table of wood, iron, or stone, used with some 
kinds of hand- and power-presses, on which 
printing-ink is evenly spread out in a thin film, 
to be taken up by the inking-roller or gang of 
rollers, which conveys it to the type. 
inking-trough (ing'king-tr&f ), n. The reser- 
voir from which an inking-roller is supplied with 
ink: called by American printers ink-fountain. 
ink-knife (ingk'nif ), n. In printing, a long blade 
in the ink-duct regulated by means of keys so 
as to govern the amount of ink to be given at 
each impression. 
inkle 1 (ing'kl), v. t.-. pret. and pp. inkled, ppr. 
inkling. [< ME. 'inklen, incleti^ hint at ; origin 
uncertain.] 1. To hint at; disclose. In this 
use somewhat uncertain, being found only in 
the following passage : 
A brem brasen borde bringes hee soone, 
Imped in luory, too incle the truthc, 
With goode siluer & golde gailich atired. 
Alitaunder of Mucrdnine (E. E. T. s.\ 1. 616. 
2. To have a hint or inkling of; divine. [Bare.] 
"He has stolen a hundred thousand pounds." "John," 
cried my mother, "you are mad !" And yet she turned as 
pale as death, . . . and she inkled what it was. 
K. D. Blackmore, Lorna Doone, IU. 
inkle 2 (ing'kl), n. [Also incle, appar. for "ingle, 
which stands for lingle (the / being appar. mis- 
taken for the F. def. art. le, before a vowel P), 
thread, shoemakers' thread: see lingle, lingel.] 
1. A kind of tape or braid formerly employed 
as a trimming, being sewed upon the surface as 
in modern braided work. It was either of a sin- 
gle polor or of several in stripes. 
He hath ribands of all the colours i' the rainbow : . . . 
inkles, caddisses, cambrics, lawns. Shot., W. T., Iv. 4. 
My wife is learning now, sir, to weave inkle. 
Beau, and PL, Scornful Lady, v. 3. 
'I twltch'd his dangling Garter from bis Knee; 
He wist not when the hempen String I drew ; 
Now mine I quickly doff of Inkle Blue. 
Gay, Shepherd's Week (1714X p. 37. 
2. A material formerly used for decorative 
needlework, either crewel or embroidery-wool, 
or perhaps silk or flax. 
Her art sisters the natural roses; 
Her inkle, silk, twin with the rubied cherry. 
Shot., Pericles, v., Prol. 
He can thread needles on horseback, or draw a yard of 
inkle through his nose. 
/>'. Jonson, Gipsies Metamorphosed. 
3. In modern use, a broad linen tape ; wrought 
spinel. 
Spinel Is bleached yarn for the manufacture of the tape, 
and is known u unwrought inkle. K. II. Kiwjhl. 
inkwood 
The majority (of wleksj consist of itttle, a line flax yarn. 
Spmu' Encyc. Manvf., I. 690. 
inkling (ingk'ling), n. [< ME. inkling, ynkiliiiy; 
verbal u. of tiiMr 1 , r.] 1. A hint; an intima- 
tion; a slight or imperfect idea or notion. 
He was thither come with all his hoste and power bo- 
fore the confederates hearde any irJcelvng of his man-li yng 
forward. //,.//, Hen. IV., an. 0. 
Whilst these Things were enacted, Cardinal Wolsey had 
an lukltnij of the King's Affection to Anne Bullen, Uaugh 
ter of the Viscount Uuchford. Baker, Chronicles, p. 277. 
Aug. I thought you, Julio, would not thus have stolen 
a marriage without acquainting your friends. 
Jut. Why, I did give tliec iiMiityi. 
Bean, and Ft., Captain, v. 6. 
2f. Inclination; desire. Grose. 
ink-mushroom (ingk'mush'rom), n. A name 
given to species of the genus Coprintts, which 
is closely allied to the genus Agaricus or com- 
mon mushrooms, from which it differs by the 
habit of deliquescing into a blackish fluid re- 
sembling ink, whence the popular name. 
in-kneecT(in'ned), a. Knock-kneed. 
inknit (in-nif), v. t.; pret. and pp. inknitted or 
inknit, ppr. inknit ting. [< iil + /;//.] To knit 
in. Southey. 
inknot (in-nof), v. t.', pret. and pp. inknotted, 
ppr. inknotting. [< 'i|i 4- knot 1 .'] To bind with 
or as if with knots. 
John Stafford, archbishop of Canterbury, when the land 
was more replenished with silver, inkntitteth that priest 
In the greater excommunication that should consecrate 
"poculum stanneum." Fuller, Holy War, p. 131. 
ink-nut (ingk'nut), n. The astringent frnit 
of several species of Terminalia, as T. Chebula, 
T. Bellerica, etc., used by the natives of India in 
producing a permanent black. It is exported 
under the name of myrobalan. 
ink-pad (ingk'pad), n. Same as inking-pad. 
ink-pencil (ingk'pen'sil), . A pencil filled 
with a coloring material of varied composition 
that makes an ink-like mark, which is indelible 
and can be reproduced in the copying-press. 
ink-plant (iugk ' plant), n. A low European 
shrub, Coriaria myrtijulia, used in dyeing black. 
ink-pott (iugk'pot), . and a. I. . An ink- 
horn; an inkholder. 
U. . Pedantic: same as inkhorn. 
To use many metaphors, poetical phrases In prose, or 
incke-pot termes, smelleth of affectation. 
Wright, Passions of the Mind (Cens. Lit, IX 176X 
ink-powder (ingk'pou'der), n. A powder from 
which ink can be readily made by steeping it 
in water. This is generally supposed to be a modern in- 
vention, but in 1718 James Austen introduced in London 
"Persian ink-powder." 
ink-roller (ingk'ro'ler), . Same as inking- 
roller. 
Turning the ink-rotter on the left, which takes Its sup- 
ply from another roller. Ur, Wet., IV. 8S. 
ink-root (ingk'rflt), n. The marsh-rosemary, 
Statice Limnnium, var. Caroliniana. 
ink-sac (ingk'sak), n. Same as ink-bag. 
inkshed (ingk'shed), n. A shedding or spill- 
ing of ink : a facetious imitation of blood- 
shed. 
What iiikfhi'il springs from altercation I 
What loppings off of reputation ! 
l.ln.nl, A Familiar EpUtle, To J. ]!., Esq. 
ink-slinger (ingk'sling'er), n. A professional 
writer; one who makes a business of writing. 
[Slang, U. 8.] 
inkstand (ingk'stand), n. A small cup-like re- 
ceptacle, witn or without a cover, for holding the 
ink used in writing. Inkstands are of various mate- 
rials, as glass, porcelain, metal, etc., or of combinations 
of materials (as a glass cup or Ink-well in a wooden or 
metallic container), and of many forms, as the globular, the 
well, the fountain, the chambered, and the invertible Ink- 
stands. 
ink-stone (ingk'ston), n. 1. Native copperas 
or iron sulphate (also called iron vitriol and, 
in mineralogy, melaiiterite), or a stone contain- 
ing this substance: used in making ink. 2. 
A slab of slate, sometimes of marble or other 
stone, used for rubbing down the Chinese and 
Japanese solid ink known in Europe as In- 
dia ink, usually made with a gradual slope ter- 
minating in a well at one end. Occasionally it is 
carved around the edge, or has a borderof sculp- 
ture. See writing-box. 
ink-table (ingk'ta'bl), n. An inking-table. 
ink-well (ingk'wel), n. A cup or reservoir for 
ink in use, fitted into the top of a desk, an ink- 
stand, or other convenient receptacle j the con- 
taining part of an inkstand, as distinguished 
from the frame. 
inkwood (ingk'wud), n. A small tree. Hypelatf 
iiiiiiii-Mlntn, a native of southern Florida and the 
West Indies. 
