ink
1. ink \'ink\ \'in-ke--n*s\ \'in-ke-\ n [ME enke, fr. OF, fr. LL encaustum, fr. neut. of L encaustus] often attrib burned in, fr. Gk enkaustos, verbal of enkaiein to burn in - more at ENCAUSTIC 1: a usu. fluid colored material for writing and printing 2: the black protective secretion of a cephalopod - ink.i.ness n 2. ink vt : to put ink on - ink.er n