Inking

Definitions

1. An application of ink.
   countable, uncountable
2. Work done by an inker, one kind of commercial artist
   countable, uncountable
3. Inputting text or drawings into a computer, tablet, or similar apparatus using a stylus.
   countable, uncountable
4. A defensive activity where ink is released by squids, cuttlefish, etc.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“In a rotary printing-machine, a cylinder carrying a single relief design⟳, means for imparting successive complete⟳ inkings to said design⟳ […]”

“Mucus-rich ink is supposedly a dangerous or annoying substance that interferes with fish⟳ gills and some cephalopods react⟳ adversely to their own⟳ inkings in small containers or in the lab. The blue-ringed octopus Hapalochlaena lunulata has tetrodotoxin, the deadly toxin it also releases in a bite⟳, in their ink but the concentrations and effect in inking are not known.”

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