Qalamdan
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Persian box or case for storing a pen.
"Like other qalamdans made for discerning and affluent penmen, this one is inscribed with its maker's name and the date of its execution as well as a virtual anthology of appropriate Arabic and Persian verses."
Example
More examples"Like other qalamdans made for discerning and affluent penmen, this one is inscribed with its maker's name and the date of its execution as well as a virtual anthology of appropriate Arabic and Persian verses."
Etymology
From Persian قلمدان (qalamdân), from قلم (qalam, “pen”) + ـدان (-dân, “container”).
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