marking ink

British  

noun

1. indelible ink used for marking linen, clothes, etc

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Example Sentences

We always have our initials put on a haggis with marking ink before despatching it to be tailor-pressed.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-12 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

It was a small, woman’s handkerchief, and, in one corner, a name was neatly written in marking ink.

From The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies by Cullum, Ridgwell

“I see you keep a lot of marking ink here—” He took up a small bottle, and looked at it against the gas-jet in the middle of the shop.

From The Secret Agent a Simple Tale by Conrad, Joseph

Berrington started as his eye fell on the name plainly set out in marking ink.

From The Slave of Silence by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)

The foreman of the shipping-room purchased packing-cases, wrapping paper, twine, nails, hammers, marking ink, and other materials he used.

From Analyzing Character by Blackford, Katherine M. H.