inkwell
A container for ink, designed and usually positioned so that a person may conveniently…A container for ink, designed and usually positioned so that a person may conveniently dip a pen (such as a dip pen or quill pen) into it whenever a refill is needed.
» The black inkwell sat on the antique writing desk.
Meaning
2 sensesA container for ink, designed and usually positioned so that a person may conveniently dip a pen (such as a dip pen or quill pen) into it whenever a refill is needed.
Near-synonym: inkstand
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A store of ink built into a pen, comprising a tube attached to the tip of the pen.
a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped
Examples
3 sentencesThe black inkwell sat on the antique writing desk.
I spilt my inkwell.
Next to Franklin's portrait is a tan quill and bronze-color inkwell, with the Liberty Bell drawn inside.
Translations
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Origin
Compound of ink + well.Compound of ink + well.
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