inkwork

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English

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Etymology

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From ink +‎ work.

Noun

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inkwork (usually uncountable, plural inkworks)

  1. Art done in ink.
    The comic-book artist was renowned for his sparse yet evocative inkwork.
  2. A person's collection of tattoos.
    • 2015 July 7, Paul Doyle, “Football transfer rumours: Ángel Di María to Bayern Munich for cash and stars?”, in The Guardian[1]:
      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.