Druckerschwärze

printer's ink

noun DROOK-er-shvairt-se Rare

Origin: from Drucker (printer) + Schwärze (blackness)

Usage Note

Druckerschwärze is the black ink used in printing presses, often evoked metaphorically for the print press itself. The compound contains Schwärze from schwarz (black). Usually singular.

Examples

"Die frische Zeitung roch noch nach Druckerschwärze."

Natural Translation

The fresh newspaper still smelled of printer's ink.

Literal Translation

The fresh newspaper smelled still of printer's-ink.

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