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ink-wellnounAlternative spelling of inkwell. [A container for ink, designed and usually positioned so that a person may conveniently dip a pen (such as a dip pen or quill pen) into it whenever a refill is needed.]
ink wellnounAlternative spelling of inkwell. [A container for ink, designed and usually positioned so that a person may conveniently dip a pen (such as a dip pen or quill pen) into it whenever a refill is needed.]
ink bottlenounA bottle of ink, especially one which a pen may be dipped into; inkwell.
inkpotnounA 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).
inkstandnounA small tray containing pens and an inkwell; (by extension) a pot for holding ink, inkpot, inkwell.
inkholdernounA container for ink.
ink potnounAlternative spelling of inkpot. [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).]
inkbottlenounAlternative spelling of ink bottle. [A bottle of ink, especially one which a pen may be dipped into; inkwell.]
ink-potnounAlternative spelling of inkpot. [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).]
ink converternounA cylindrical device that can be fitted inside a fountain pen to allow the use of bottled ink instead of cartridges.
dip pennounA kind of pen consisting of a nib with capillary channels like those of a fountain pen, mounted in a handle or holder.
inkhornnoun(archaic) A small portable container, often made of horn, used to carry ink.
nib pennounA pen, usually a fountain pen, but formerly often a dip pen, in which the ink flows through a narrow gap in a nib, usually metal, by capillary action.
fountain pennounA pen containing a reservoir of ink, which is fed to a writing nib automatically.
standishnoun(obsolete) A stand to hold ink, pens, and other writing accessories; an inkstand.
pencil holdernounA small opened container for stationery such as pencils, ballpoint pens, rubber, correction fluid, etc.
ink bombnounA wad of paper or tissue soaked in ink to be thrown at someone; common among school children in the days of inkwells.
inkspotnounA spot of ink.
cartridge pennounA fountain pen in which the ink is drawn from replaceable cartridges.
dipper wellnounA small sink with a constant flow of water, used to store utensils used in food preparation and prevent bacterial growth.

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