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inkstand

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

inkstand: a small tray containing pens and an inkwell; (by extension) a pot for holding ink, inkpot, inkwell
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Noun

inkstand (plural inkstands)

  1. A small tray containing pens and an inkwell; (by extension) a pot for holding ink, inkpot, inkwell.
    • […] 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 […]1765, Laurence Sterne, letter published in Original Letters of the Late Reverend Mr. Laurence Sterne, never before published, London: 1788, pp. 89-90
    • 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.1814 May 9, [Jane Austen], chapter IX, in Mansfield Park: […], volume II, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 189

inkstand meaning in Telugu, Kannada, Sanskrit and Arabic

inkstand in Telugu

Small tray containing pens and an inkwell
మసిబుడ్డి masibuḍḍi

inkstand in Kannada

inkstand
ಕುಡಿಕೆ kuḍike

inkstand in Sanskrit

an inkstand
वार्दल vārdala

inkstand in Arabic

Small tray containing pens and an inkwell
دَوَاة dawāh

Forms of inkstand

pluralinkstands

Origin of inkstand

From ink + stand.

Questions about inkstand

What does inkstand mean?
Inkstand means a small tray containing pens and an inkwell; (by extension) a pot for holding ink, inkpot, inkwell.
What is inkstand in Telugu?
Inkstand in Telugu is మసిబుడ్డి (masibuḍḍi). See Inkstand meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is inkstand?
Inkstand is a noun.
What is the plural of inkstand?
The plural of inkstand is inkstands.

Words near inkstand in the dictionary

  1. inkspot
  2. inkspots
  3. inkstain
  4. inkstained
  5. inkstains
  6. inkstand
  7. inkstandish
  8. inkstandishes
  9. inkstands
  10. Inkster
  11. inkstick

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: inkstand (page history and authors); ಕುಡಿಕೆ (Kannada) (page history and authors); वार्दल (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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