atrament a rio us

[Lat. atramen turi ( um ) = an inkstand, and Eng. suff. -ous.] [AT RAMENTACEOUS.] Suitable to be employed in the manufacture of ink. Applied especially to copperas, one of its ingredients. ( Fourcroy.) ăt-ra-měn-to us, a. [Lat. at ramentum = ink, and Eng. suff. -ous.] Lit .: Inky, inky-looking; very black ( lit. & fig .). ( Swift : Battle of the Books .)