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inkwork

inkwork noun: art done in ink.

Noun

inkwork (usually uncountable, plural inkworks)

  1. (usually) Art done in ink.
    • The comic-book artist was renowned for his sparse yet evocative inkwork.
  2. (usually) A person's collection of tattoos.
    • Because suspicions have been aroused this morning that there is more to the Argentinian’s inkwork than meets the eye, which is just as well because all that meets the eye is a collection of stars, numbers and smudges that look awfully like nearly everyone else’s tattoos.2015 July 7, Paul Doyle, “Football transfer rumours: Ángel Di María to Bayern Munich for cash and stars?”, in The Guardian

Forms of inkwork

pluralinkworks

Origin of inkwork

From ink + work.

Questions about inkwork

What does inkwork mean?
Inkwork means art done in ink.
What part of speech is inkwork?
Inkwork is a noun.
What is the plural of inkwork?
The plural of inkwork is inkworks.

Words near inkwork in the dictionary

  1. inkweed
  2. inkwell
  3. inkwells
  4. inkwood
  5. inkwoods
  6. inkwork
  7. inkworks
  8. inkwriter
  9. inkwriters
  10. inky
  11. inky cap

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