Library / English Dictionary

INKSTAND

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tray or stand for writing implements and containers for ink

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("inkstand" is a kind of...):

tray (an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped

Synonyms:

inkstand; inkwell

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("inkstand" is a kind of...):

well (a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid)

Credits

 Context examples: 

So nothing came of these trials, and Jo corked up her inkstand, and said in a fit of very wholesome humility...

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

While I was waiting for the coach in the hotel at Yarmouth that very afternoon, I procured a sheet of paper and an inkstand, and wrote a note to Peggotty, which ran thus: My dear Peggotty.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)