Inkstand definitions

Inkstand

1) Desk furnishing 2) Fancy pen holder 3) Inkwell 4) Old-fashioned pen holder 5) Part of a desk set 6) Pen holder 7) Refill container 8) Well 9) Writing implement
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Inkstand

1) Inkwell
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Inkstand

An inkstand is a stand or tray used to house writing instruments, with a tightly-capped inkwell and a sand shaker for rapid drying. A penwiper would often be included, and from the mid-nineteenth century, a compartment for steel nibs, which replaced quill pens. Inkstands with tightly closing lids, often finely made, were part and parcel of a trave...
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Inkstand

• (n.) A small vessel for holding ink, to dip the pen into; also, a device for holding ink and writing materials.
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inkstand

Container for writing implements, including inkpot, pounce box, sealing wax, handbell and quill pens, in use from the 16thC onwards. The implements either fit into a box or rest on a matching tray. Standish is the common term for pre- 18thC silver inkstands.
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inkstand

receptacle for a pen, ink, and other writing accessories. In England such a utensil was called a standish from the 15th to the 18th century. ...
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inkstand

Inkstand

Ink'stand` noun A small vessel for holding ink, to dip the pen into; also, a device for holding ink and writing materials.
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