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standish

standish noun: a stand to hold ink, pens, and other writing accessories; an inkstand.

Noun

standish (plural standishes)

  1. (obsolete) A stand to hold ink, pens, and other writing accessories; an inkstand.
    • An antiquarie is an honest man, for he had rather scrape a piece of copper out of the durt, than a crowne out of Plodion's standish.1592, Thomas Nash[e], Pierce Penilesse His Supplication to the Deuill. […], London: […] [John Charlewood for] Richard Ihones, […], →OCLC
    • [I]ndeed you muſt—deliver to Betty—or to me—your pen and ink. […] And ſo I gave my ſtandiſh to her.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XXXII. Miss Clarissa Harlowe, To Miss Howe.”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume II, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by A[ndrew]...

Proper noun capitalized: Standish

Standish

  1. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5610).
  2. A small village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8008).
  3. An unincorporated community in Lassen County, California.
  4. A town and census-designated place therein, in Cumberland County, Maine.
  5. A city, the county seat of Arenac County, Michigan.
  6. A township in Arenac County, Michigan.
  7. A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  8. An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Missouri.
  9. A surname.

standish meaning in Tamil and Bengali

standish in Tamil

மைக்கூடு

standish in Bengali

কালি, একটি কালির দোয়াতদান

Forms of standish

pluralstandishes

Origin of standish

From Middle English standisshe, standys, standyshe, stantif, stantys, staundische, staundys, stauntyff, stauntys, stonndis, stontis, possibly equivalent to stand (noun or verb) + -ish (forms with -f may be substantival uses of Middle English stantif (“standing”)).

Words formed from standish

Words that rhyme with standish

Questions about standish

What does standish mean?
Standish means a stand to hold ink, pens, and other writing accessories; an inkstand.
What is standish in Tamil?
Standish in Tamil is மைக்கூடு. See Standish meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is standish?
Standish can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of standish?
The plural of standish is standishes.

Words near standish in the dictionary

  1. standing with
  2. standing-room
  3. standingly
  4. standings
  5. standiometer
  6. standish
  7. standishes
  8. Standlake
  9. Standlee
  10. Standlees
  11. Standley

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