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inkstone

inkstone noun: a stone mortar used for grinding and holding ink in the East Asian art and calligraphy tradition.

Noun

inkstone (plural inkstones)

  1. A stone mortar used for grinding and holding ink in the East Asian art and calligraphy tradition.
    • He turns to the inkstone and picks up by the handles the two inkballs, rolling the leather facings together to freshen the ink. […] As the pressman returns the inkballs to the inkstone, the journeyman closes the frisket and tympan.2000, Richard L. Saunders, Printing in Deseret

inkstone meaning in Arabic, Thai and Vietnamese

inkstone in Arabic

stone mortar
حَجَر حَبْر ḥajar ḥabr

inkstone in Thai

stone mortar
จานฝนหมึก jaan-fǒn-mʉ̀k

inkstone in Vietnamese

stone mortar
nghiên, nghiên mực

Forms of inkstone

pluralinkstones

Origin of inkstone

From ink + stone.

Questions about inkstone

What does inkstone mean?
Inkstone means a stone mortar used for grinding and holding ink in the East Asian art and calligraphy tradition.
What is inkstone in Arabic?
Inkstone in Arabic is حَجَر حَبْر (ḥajar ḥabr). See Inkstone meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is inkstone?
Inkstone is a noun.
What is the plural of inkstone?
The plural of inkstone is inkstones.

Words near inkstone in the dictionary

  1. inkstandishes
  2. inkstands
  3. Inkster
  4. inkstick
  5. inksticks
  6. inkstone
  7. inkstones
  8. inktober
  9. Inku
  10. inkweed
  11. inkwell

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