inkwork

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noun

Art done in ink.

“The comic-book artist was renowned for his sparse yet evocative inkwork.”

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nouninkwork (usually uncountable, plural inkworks)

plural inkworks

  1. uncountableusuallyArt done in ink.

    The comic-book artist was renowned for his sparse yet evocative inkwork.

  2. uncountableusuallyA 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

Origin

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APA

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MLA

“inkwork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inkwork. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inkwork,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inkwork.

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