inkwell

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ink·well /ˈɪŋk-wel/ noun [countable] DHHa container for ink which fits into a hole in a desk 〔嵌在书桌上的〕墨水池

Examples from the Corpus

inkwell• It must have looked like an inkwell.• The Swan fountain pen and inkwell are filled from a large blue bottle of Stephens's ink.• They set him to running errands, storing and fetching account books, making sure the inkwells were filled.• The inkwell is the first signed piece to be discovered.

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inkwell
ink‧well /ˈɪŋk-wel/

noun [countable]
a container for ink which fits into a hole in a desk

ink·well

BrE

/ˈɪŋkwel/

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NAmE

/ˈɪŋkwel/

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noun

a pot for holding ink that fits into a hole in a desk (used in the past) （旧时嵌入写字台的）墨水池