inkwell

[ ingk-wel ]

noun

1. a small container for ink.

inkwell

/ ˈɪŋkˌwɛl /

noun

1. a small container for pen ink, often let into the surface of a desk

Word History and Origins

Origin of inkwell¹

First recorded in 1870–75; ink + well ²

Example Sentences

In a 1926 strip, we meet Skinny Slats, an ironically corpulent lad who squeezes out of an inkwell.

From New York Times

And so I filled my inkwell, put a quill pen to my chin and cried, “A playlist is in order!”

From New York Times

The inkwell bore a faint outline of the Pulitzer Prize medal, which he and other staffers won in 1984 for a pioneering series on Latinos in Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times

“I will never forget the dim room, the smell of the wooden table that was lit by a small lamp, the pen and the inkwell.”

From Washington Post

In one, he impatiently gestured for aides to move an inkwell and tray of pens out of his way.

From New York Times