Ordinarily, black ink is made from nutgalls and a solution of some salt
of iron, and consists essentially of a tannate or gallate of iron;
sometimes indigo sulphate, or other coloring matter, is added. Other
black inks contain potassium chromate, and extract of logwood, salts of
vanadium, etc. Blue ink is usually a solution of Prussian blue. Red ink
was formerly made from carmine (cochineal), Brazil wood, etc., but
potassium eosin is now used. Also red, blue, violet, and yellow inks
are largely made from aniline dyes. Indelible ink is usually a weak
solution of silver nitrate, but carbon in the form of lampblack or
India ink, salts of molybdenum, vanadium, etc., are also used.
Sympathetic inks may be made of milk, salts of cobalt, etc. See
Sympathetic ink (below).
Copying ink, a peculiar ink used for writings of which copies by
impression are to be taken. -- Ink bag (Zoöl.), an ink sac. - - Ink
berry. (Bot.) (a) A shrub of the Holly family (Ilex glabra), found in
sandy grounds along the coast from New England to Florida, and
producing a small black berry. (b) The West Indian indigo berry. See
Indigo. -- Ink plant (Bot.), a New Zealand shrub (Coriaria thymifolia),
the berries of which yield a juice which forms an ink. -- Ink powder, a
powder from which ink is made by solution. -- Ink sac (Zoöl.), an
organ, found in most cephalopods, containing an inky fluid which can be
ejected from a duct opening at the base of the siphon. The fluid serves
to cloud the water, and enable these animals to escape from their
enemies. See Illust. of Dibranchiata. -- Printer's ink, or Printing
ink. See under Printing. - - Sympathetic ink, a writing fluid of such a
nature that what is written remains invisible till the action of a
reagent on the characters makes it visible.
Ink, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inked (kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Inking.] To put
ink upon; to supply with ink; to blacken, color, or daub with ink.
Ink"er (?), n. One who, or that which, inks; especially, in printing,
the pad or roller which inks the type.
Ink"fish` (?), n. A cuttlefish. See Cuttlefish.
Ink"horn` (?), n. [Ink + horn; cf. F. cornet à encre, G. dintenhorn.] A
small bottle of horn or other material formerly used for holding ink;
an inkstand; a portable case for writing materials. "With a writer's
inkhorn by his side." Ezek. ix. 2.
From his pocket the notary drew his papers and inkhorn.
Longfellow.
Ink"horn", a. Learned; pedantic; affected. [Obs.] "Inkhorn terms."
Bale.
Ink"horn`ism (?), n. Pedantry. Sir T. Wilson.
Ink"i*ness (?), n. [From Inky.] The state or quality of being inky;
blackness.
Ink"ing, a. Supplying or covering with ink.
Inking roller, a somewhat elastic roller, used to spread ink over forms
of type, copperplates, etc. -- Inking trough or table, a trough or
table from which the inking roller receives its ink.
In"kle (?), n. [Prob.the same word as lingle, the first l being
mistaken for the definite article in French. See Lingle.] A kind of
tape or braid. Shak.
In"kle, v. t. [OE. inklen to hint; cf. Dan. ymte to whisper.] To guess.
[Prov. Eng.] "She inkled what it was." R. D. Blackmore.
In"kling (?), n. A hint; an intimation.
The least inkling or glimpse of this island.
Bacon.
They had some inkling of secret messages.
Clarendon.
In"knee` (?), n. Same as Knock- knee.
In"kneed` (?), a. See Knock- kneed.
In*knot" (?), v. t. To fasten or bind, as with a knot; to knot
together. Fuller.
Ink"stand` (?), n. A small vessel for holding ink, to dip the pen into;
also, a device for holding ink and writing materials.
Ink"stone" (?), n. A kind of stone containing native vitriol or
sulphate of iron, used in making ink.
Ink"y (?), a. Consisting of, or resembling, ink; soiled with ink;
black. "Inky blots." Shak. "Its inky blackness." Boyle.
In*lace" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inlaced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inlacing
(?).] [Pref. in- + lace: cf. OE. enlacen to entangle, involve, OF.
enlacier, F. enlacer. See Lace, and cf. Enlace.] To work in, as lace;
to embellish with work resembling lace; also, to lace or enlace. P.
Fletcher.
In"la*ga"tion (?), n. [Law L. inlagatio, fr. inlagare to restore to
law. See In, and Law.] (Old Eng. Law) The restitution of an outlawed
person to the protection of the law; inlawing. Bouvier.
In*laid" (?), p. p. of Inlay.
In"land (?), a. 1. Within the land; more or less remote from the ocean
or from open water; interior; as, an inland town. "This wide inland
sea." Spenser.
From inland regions to the distant main.
Cowper.
2. Limited to the land, or to inland routes; within the seashore
boundary; not passing on, or over, the sea; as, inland transportation,
commerce, navigation, etc.
3. Confined to a country or state; domestic; not foreign; as, an inland
bill of exchange. See Exchange.
In"land, n. The interior part of a country. Shak.
In"land, adv. Into, or towards, the interior, away from the coast.
Cook.
The greatest waves of population have rolled inland from the east.
S. Turner.
In"land*er (?), n. One who lives in the interior of a country, or at a
distance from the sea. Sir T. Browne.