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单词 writing desk
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writing deskn.

Brit. /ˈrʌɪtɪŋ dɛsk/, U.S. /ˈraɪdɪŋ ˌdɛsk/
Forms: see writing n. and desk n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: writing n., desk n.
Etymology: < writing n. + desk n.
1. A piece of furniture incorporating a surface for writing on, typically having drawers or other compartments for storing writing materials, papers, or correspondence.
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society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [noun] > writing desk
writing desk1598
writing tablea1613
scritory1616
scrutoire1665
scriptor1666
bureau1698
escritoire1707
secretaire1771
secretary1803
bonheur du jour1820
table desk1820
bureau plat1887
1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Cancéllo, a writing deske.
1692 App. Mercurius Reformatus 3/2 He espies one of Thurlo's Clerks sitting in a sleeping posture at a Writing-Desk.
1787 World & Fashionable Advertiser 14 June He has separate drawers for every species of letters:—that for riotous correspondence alone fills half his writing desk.
1840 W. M. Thackeray Shabby Genteel Story i, in Fraser's Mag. June 677/1 A number of tailors' and boot-makers' bills, neatly docketed in his writing-desk.
1862 J. C. Jeaffreson Olive Blake's Good Work II. iv. vi. 152 Mr. Butterworth..seated himself at his writing-desk, and taking out a sheet of foolscap paper wrote down my questions.
1956 D. Rooke Twins in Austral. i. 9 There was a heavy writing desk with a pivot chair.
2001 R. Tope Death to Rec. (2003) x. 149 The living room was well filled with..a large sofa and a big mahogany writing desk.
2. A portable case or box designed to hold writing materials and to provide a surface for writing on. Now rare and chiefly historical. Cf. writing box n., writing case n.
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society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [noun] > writing-case
scriptor1474
writing box1474
writing desk1743
writing case1778
letterbox1784
lap desk1937
1743 Fair Adultress 40 She then call'd for her Writing-Desk, and wrote this [letter].
1756 Harrop's Manch. Mercury 11 May (advt.) All Sorts of Letter-Cases, Travelling Cases, Paper Folio Cases, Ladies Travelling Boxes, Gentleman's Travelling writing Desks.
1839 W. Henry Trifles from Port-folio I. xxv. 172 He was sitting up in bed, with his writing desk on his knees, hard at work.
1862 ‘G. Hamilton’ Country Living & Country Thinking 233 He had tumbled a writing-desk out of a chair, scattering pens, ink, and paper in all directions.
1907 S. K. Hocking Mod. Pharisee (ed. 3) xxvi. 262 Lostun got out his writing-desk and opened it on the table. He would have to write a note to Sophy.
1994 J. Barker Brontës (1995) xi. 309 The three children, having raided and spat in Agnes' workbag and thrown her writing desk out of the window.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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