Writing-desk
51writing — noun 1 activity/job of writing ADJECTIVE ▪ effective ▪ The book aims to teach effective essay writing. ▪ creative, descriptive, imaginative ▪ clear …
52writing table — noun a desk used for writing • Syn: ↑secretary, ↑escritoire, ↑secretaire • Hypernyms: ↑desk * * * writing table noun A table designed or used for writing on • • • Main Entry: ↑ …
53Desk on a frame — The desk on a frame (or desk on frame) is usually an antique form made up of two pieces of furniture. The first piece is a fairly large and closable portable desk with a slanted hinged top giving access to the writing surface and utility nooks… …
54desk — /dɛsk / (say desk) noun 1. a table specially adapted for convenience in writing or reading, sometimes made with a sloping top, and generally fitted with drawers and compartments. 2. a. (in an orchestra) a music stand shared by two players. b. the …
55desk — n. 1 a piece of furniture or a portable box with a flat or sloped surface for writing on, and often drawers. 2 a counter in a hotel, bank, etc., which separates the customer from the assistant. 3 a section of a newspaper office etc. dealing with… …
56desk — noun Etymology: Middle English deske, from Medieval Latin desca, modification of Old Italian desco table, from Latin discus dish, disc more at dish Date: 14th century 1. a. a table, frame, or case with a sloping or horizontal surface …
57desk — [14] Desk, disc, dish, and dais – strange bedfellows semantically – form a little gang of words going back ultimately, via Latin discus, to Greek dískos ‘quoit’. Desk seems perhaps the least likely descendant of ‘quoit’, but it came desolate 160… …
58desk — [14] Desk, disc, dish, and dais – strange bedfellows semantically – form a little gang of words going back ultimately, via Latin discus, to Greek dískos ‘quoit’. Desk seems perhaps the least likely descendant of ‘quoit’, but it came about like… …
59desk pad — noun : a pad for use on the writing surface of a desk * * * a cushioned pad, often topped with a blotter, for the surface of a desk …
60desk work — noun : work usually performed at a desk * * * 1. work done at a desk. 2. habitual writing, as that of a clerk. [1860 65] …
