Standish

Quick meaning: Standish is a noun meaning (obsolete) A stand to hold ink, pens, and other writing accessories; an inkstand.

Meaning

(obsolete) A stand to hold ink, pens, and other writing accessories; an inkstand.

Example Sentences

[I]ndeed you muſt—deliver to Betty—or to me—your pen and ink. […] And ſo I gave my ſtandiſh to her.

An antiquarie is an honest man, for he had rather scrape a piece of copper out of the durt, than a crowne out of Plodion's standish.

Word Forms

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