noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A pot for holding ink, which was a necessary complement to pens without a built-in inkwell (such as a quill pen) (such pots were formerly ubiquitous but are now unusual except among people with artistic or historical interest in such pens).

   "Near-synonyms: inkwell, inkstand"

2. 2
   a bottle of ink wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ink bottleink bottleinkstandinkwell

Example

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"Near-synonyms: inkwell, inkstand"

Etymology

From ink + pot.

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