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I — Ink to Innerve (Part 2 of 6)

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.

Inkle
(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.

Inkle
(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.

Inkling
(In"kling) n. A hint; an intimation.

The least inkling or glimpse of this island.
Bacon.
They had some inkling of secret messages.
Clarendon.

Inknee
(In"knee`) n. Same as Knock- knee.

Inkneed
(In"kneed`) a. See Knock- kneed.

Inknot
(In*knot") v. t. To fasten or bind, as with a knot; to knot together. Fuller.

Inkstand
(Ink"stand`) n. A small vessel for holding ink, to dip the pen into; also, a device for holding ink and writing materials.

Inkstone
(Ink"stone") n. A kind of stone containing native vitriol or sulphate of iron, used in making ink.

Inky
(Ink"y) a. Consisting of, or resembling, ink; soiled with ink; black. "Inky blots." Shak. "Its inky blackness." Boyle.

Inlace
(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.

Inlagation
(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.

Inlaid
(In*laid") p. p. of Inlay.

Inland
(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.

Inland
(In"land), n. The interior part of a country. Shak.

Inland
(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.