Meanings of printers' ink in English

It was a shock to find that the stains of printers' ink could reach so far.

Many an author has got a drop of printers' ink spattered in his eye, and collapsed.

Because of his ugliness, because of his genius, because of his immorality, the Danton of printers' ink.

His face was smooth shaven, but was almost covered with printers' ink, giving him the appearance of a blackamoor.

Nor do I say that everybody must advertise in a newspaper, or indeed use " printers' ink" at all.

It was virtually "fresh from the press"; indeed, the odor of printers' ink could easily be detected in the sheet.

The difference to you of treacle on a marble background is scarcely greater than that of printers' ink on newspaper to me.

I helped cart in many rolls of sulfide paper and bottles of printers' ink, and delivered many bundles of damp pamphlets, broadsides, letterheads and envelopes.

'My niece drinks printers' ink, not blood.

"Franklin's hands had printers' ink on them," he said, "but they were shaken by princes and savans-thelightning did not despise them.