Here the lamps blazed as a dozen or so of the brethren were seated at their desks with maulsticks to rest their wrists on as they used their quills to copy texts on to vellum from the skins of goats or sheep.
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Maulstick
//ˈmɔːl.stɪk//
Synonyms for "maulstick" (23 found)
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6 translations across 5 languages.
French
1 entries- appui-main noun (short stick)
Icelandic
1 entries- málarastafur noun (short stick)
Irish
1 entries- lámhthaca péintéara noun (short stick)
Italian
1 entries- appoggiamano noun (short stick)
Polish
2 entries- malsztok noun (short stick)
- malsztuk noun (short stick)
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