inkwells
Desk-mounted fluid holders
Inkwells are small containers designed to hold ink for dipping pens.
Before fountain pens and ballpoints, writers kept inkwells on their desks, dipping their quill or steel nib repeatedly while writing.
School desks once had holes to hold inkwells.
The word now evokes an earlier era of handwriting: The antique desk still had its original inkwell.
Feather used for writing
- nibPen's writing tip
- dip penInk-requiring writing instrument
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
scribe · penmanship · fountain pen · blotter · desk · parchment · correspondence · letter writing
Place within another thing
- recessedSet back into something
- fittedShaped to conform
- built-inIncluded as standard
- compartmentEnclosed subdivision of space
hinged lid · stopper · cap · reservoir · ceramic · metal · carved · embossed
Of a prim era
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- vintageQuality from past eras
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
glass · crystal · pewter · ornate · heirloom · estate sale · patina · restoration
Educational instruction space
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- chalkboardSurface for dusty writing
- schoolhouseEducation facility building
- pupilLearner or eye opening
one-room school · wooden desk · primer · schoolmaster · grammar school · spelling · lessons · recitation
quill
Feather used for writing
- nibPen's writing tip
- dip penInk-requiring writing instrument
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
manuscript · scribe · penmanship · fountain pen · blotter · desk · parchment · correspondence · letter writing · cursive
insert
Place within another thing
compartment · hinged lid · stopper · cap · reservoir · ceramic · metal · carved · embossed · tray
Victorian
Of a prim era
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- vintageQuality from past eras
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
porcelain · glass · crystal · pewter · ornate · heirloom · estate sale · patina · restoration · curio
classroom
Educational instruction space
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- chalkboardSurface for dusty writing
- schoolhouseEducation facility building
pupil · one-room school · wooden desk · primer · schoolmaster · grammar school · spelling · lessons · recitation · copybook
- medieval educationliberal arts, trivium, scriptorium, copying, religious instruction
- glasswareglass cups, bottles, glassware, glass vases, jar
- Inkinkstones, cartridges
- obsolete thingsdodo, dodo bird, passenger pigeon, dinosaurs, mammoth
- still lifefruit bowl, bouquet, floral arrangement, grapes, apples
- ancient potteryamphora, amphorae, earthenware, Greek pottery, Greek vase
inkwellstouchscreens
Pressure-sensitive display interfaces
keyboards · word processors · tablets · smartphones · ballpoint pens
inkwellsink cartridges
Replaceable printer reservoirs
toner cartridges · felt-tip pens · ballpoint pens · rollerball pens · rollerballs