What does workbasket mean?
Workbasket means A basket used to hold materials for needlework, etc..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A basket used to hold materials for needlework, etc..
[…] I missed three quarters of blond-lace, and a remnant of muslin, and my silver-thimble; which was the gift of true love. They were all in my work-basket, that I left upon the table in the sarvants-hall when mistresses bell rung […]
They talked over the new plan while old Hannah cleared the table; then out came the four little work-baskets, and the needles flew as the girls made sheets for Aunt March.
‘My husband’s so modern,’ she said with fear and pride. Then her pride went out, and with her hands plunged in her workbasket, among the buttons and the balls of wool, she said, ‘He may not want to come back for me.’
Use workbasket when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Workbasket means A basket used to hold materials for needlework, etc..
Common synonyms include workbox, workbag.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] I missed three quarters of blond-lace, and a remnant of muslin, and my silver-thimble; which was the gift of true love. They were all in my work-basket, that I left upon the table in the sarvants-hall when mistresses bell rung […]
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