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Definition of Inkstands
1. inkstand [n] - See also: inkstand
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inkstands
Literary usage of Inkstands
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Spirit of the Public Journals: Being an Impartial Selection of the Most by Charles Molloy Westmacott, Stephen Jones, Robert Cruikshank, George Cruikshank (1815)
"I THE BATTLE QF THE inkstands. i [From the ... THE BATTLE OF THE inkstands Bella!
horrida Bella! ,7. I SINS of a battle, without sword or fire, ..."
2. The Employments of Women: A Cyclopaedia of Woman's Work. By Virginia Penny by Virginia Penny (1863)
"inkstands. Manufacturers of inkstands in Connecticut write : " We employ from
twelve to fifteen American women in painting, varnishing, and bronzing ..."
3. Final Memorials of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1887)
"He whose dexterous hand could frame All this beauty, all this grace, In a grave
without a name Lies forgotten of his race ! VI. THE TWO inkstands. ..."
4. The History of Pittsburgh: Its Rise and Progress by Sarah Hutchins Killikelly (1906)
"... flint ware of all kinds; wafers, sealing wax, and ink powder; writing paper
and inkstands; desk furniture; saddlery of different kinds, sewing silk; ..."
5. The Mechanics' Magazine (1858)
"HANCOCK'S PATENT SAFETY inkstands. • Mr. FL Hancock has patented a safety inkstand,
in which the ink is so effectually enclosed that the stand may be upset ..."
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