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standishes

standishes is the plural of standish.

Meaning of standish

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

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Questions about standishes

What is standishes the plural of?
Standishes is the plural of standish.

Words near standishes in the dictionary

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

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