workbasket
workbasket noun: a basket used to hold materials for needlework, etc.
Noun
workbasket (plural workbaskets)
- A basket used to hold materials for needlework, etc.
- […] I missed three quarters of blond-lace, and a remnant of muslin, and my silver-thimble; which was the gift of true love. They were all in my work-basket, that I left upon the table in the sarvants-hall when mistresses bell rung […]1771, Tobias Smollett, “The Expedition of Humphry Clinker”, in London, volume 1, Harrison & Co., published 1785, page 42
- They talked over the new plan while old Hannah cleared the table; then out came the four little work-baskets, and the needles flew as the girls made sheets for Aunt March.1868, Louisa May Alcott, chapter 1, in Little Women, volume 1, Boston: Roberts Brothers, published 1869, page 21
workbasket meaning in Tamil
workbasket in Tamil
- தையற்பெட்டி
Forms of workbasket
| plural | workbaskets |
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Origin of workbasket
From work + basket.
Questions about workbasket
- What does workbasket mean?
- Workbasket means a basket used to hold materials for needlework, etc.
- What is workbasket in Tamil?
- Workbasket in Tamil is தையற்பெட்டி. See Workbasket meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is workbasket?
- Workbasket is a noun.
- What is the plural of workbasket?
- The plural of workbasket is workbaskets.
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