inkstand

A small container or stand designed to hold writing ink and often other writing implements, such as pens or quills.

• 🇪🇸Pequeño recipiente o soporte diseñado para contener tinta para escribir y, a menudo, otros utensilios de escritura, como plumas o bolígrafos.

1. Ink container C1 formal

   A small container or well that holds writing ink, designed for dipping a pen into.

   • The antique desk featured a brass inkstand with a matching pen holder.
   • He dipped his quill into the inkstand before writing the letter.
   • The inkstand was filled with dark blue ink for calligraphy.

   🇪🇸tintero

   Sinónimos: inkpotinkwell

2. Writing stand C1 formal

   A tray or stand that holds writing instruments and ink containers, often used on a desk.

   • The inkstand on her desk held a fountain pen, a pencil, and a bottle of ink.
   • He received a beautiful wooden inkstand as a gift for his study.
   • The inkstand was a common accessory on Victorian writing desks.

   🇪🇸Escribanía

   Sinónimos: standish

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• inkstand's possessive singular form