Inkstand

Definitions

A small tray containing pens and an inkwell; (by extension) a pot for holding ink, inkpot, inkwell.

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Examples

“1765, Laurence Sterne, letter published in Original Letters of the Late Reverend Mr. Laurence Sterne, never before published, London: 1788, pp. 89-90, […] if I thought any thing I might hereafter write⟳ would be within their reach⟳, I would throw⟳ the Manuscript that is now before me into the fire, and never dip my pen into my Ink-stand again […]”

“I beg⟳ your pardon for being here. I come⟳ to look⟳ for you, and after waiting a little while in hope⟳ of your coming in, was making use⟳ of your inkstand to explain⟳ my errand.”

“If you have⟳ no ink with you, the first time you go out, stop⟳ in at a stationer’s store, and buy⟳ a small sixpenny bottle that will stand⟳ steadily alone, and answer⟳ the purpose of an inkstand.”

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