writing tablen.

Brit.

/ˈrʌɪtɪŋ ˌteɪbl/, U.S.

/ˈraɪdɪŋ ˌteɪb(ə)l/

Forms: see writing n. and table n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: writing n., table n.

Etymology: < writing n. + table n.

1. Chiefly in plural. A portable tablet used for writing on, typically made of clay, wood, metal, or ivory, and usually as one of a pair or set of such tablets. Also: a type of early notebook, consisting of reusable, blank pages and usually containing a printed almanac; a table book. historical in later use.Cf. writing tablet n. 1, table n. 2b, and tablet n. 1a.

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society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > writing tablet > [noun]

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a1451 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1865) III. 98 j par wrytyng-tables.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Luke i. f. lxxiij^v Zacari..axed for wrytynge tables [L. pugillarem] and wroote.

1594 (title) Writing tables with a kalender for xxiiii. yeeres, with sundry necessarye rules.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. i. ii. 12 Let him write these notes each day..within writing Tables carried about him, and after at leasure into a paper booke.

1708 G. Vaux tr. J. C. Sturm Mathesis Juvenilis II. 484 Having drawn upon Paper, or a Writing Table, the two Right Lines.

1872 Little Folks Oct. 197/2 In..Egypt or Persia, you would see the boys seated..on the floor, with writing tables in their hands.

2011 K. Narveson in M. White Eng. Women, Relig. & Textual Production 1500–1625 (2016) ii. viii. 180 Mildmay..may have first used erasable writing tables or notebooks before copying her meditations into the manuscript.

a. A table designed or used for writing at, usually having drawers or compartments for storing writing materials or other items.

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society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [noun] > writing desk

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society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [noun] > writing table

writing tablea1613

davenport1853

a1613 Sir T. Bodley Let. in Reliquiæ Bodleianæ (1703) 249 I should think, that one Partition among the Law-Books, taking that one next above the Writing-Table, and another Answering to it, just under the Table, will serve the turn.

1721 Particular & Inventory E. Gibbon 4 A Desk on a Frame, a Writing Table with Drawers, a Dutch Table.

1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. §2096 A handsome writing-table, with numerous drawers and divisions for containing papers, money, &c.

1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story I. xxviii. 214 The arm-chair by the fireplace; the knee-hole writing-table beside it.

1944 A. Thirkell Headmistress (1996) iii. 62 Old aunt Fanny in Derbyshire died in the summer and left me her Sheraton writing table.

2006 R. B. Parker Hundred-Dollar Baby xxxvi. 159 A couple of club chairs, and a small antique writing table that Alana apparently used as a desk.

b. That part of a desk or other piece of furniture which provides a surface for writing on, esp. the hinged front panel of a bureau or escritoire, which may be lowered to provide a writing surface.

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society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [noun] > surface to lean on

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1699 Post Boy 25–28 Nov. In the Forenoon, was taken by mistake out of a Shop near the Admiralty Office Gate from off the Writing Table of a Scretore [printed Scrctore], 8 Tickets in the Land Lottery of William Sydenham Esq.

1796 Trial W. Stone 106 A letter was found upon the escrutoire, upon the writing table.

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2823/1 The writing table lets down, exposing a number of drawers, shelves, and pigeon-holes.

1933 Victoria (Brit. Columbia) Daily Times 5 May 16/4 (advt.) Solid Walnut Spinet-type Desk, with turned legs and pull-out writing table.

2003 C. Kimball Everything Home Decorating Bk. xxiv. 264 A desk with a fold-down writing table can give you the room you need.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	writing table
释义	writing tablen. Brit. /ˈrʌɪtɪŋ ˌteɪbl/, U.S. /ˈraɪdɪŋ ˌteɪb(ə)l/ Forms: see writing n. and table n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: writing n., table n. Etymology: < writing n. + table n. 1. Chiefly in plural. A portable tablet used for writing on, typically made of clay, wood, metal, or ivory, and usually as one of a pair or set of such tablets. Also: a type of early notebook, consisting of reusable, blank pages and usually containing a printed almanac; a table book. historical in later use.Cf. writing tablet n. 1, table n. 2b, and tablet n. 1a. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > writing tablet > [noun] wax-bredc960 tableOE tabletc1300 writing tablea1451 writing tablet1601 codicil1640 tablette1711 pugillares1729 pugillaries1759 wax tablet1807 tabula1881 a1451 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1865) III. 98 j par wrytyng-tables. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Luke i. f. lxxiij^v Zacari..axed for wrytynge tables [L. pugillarem] and wroote. 1594 (title) Writing tables with a kalender for xxiiii. yeeres, with sundry necessarye rules. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. i. ii. 12 Let him write these notes each day..within writing Tables carried about him, and after at leasure into a paper booke. 1708 G. Vaux tr. J. C. Sturm Mathesis Juvenilis II. 484 Having drawn upon Paper, or a Writing Table, the two Right Lines. 1872 Little Folks Oct. 197/2 In..Egypt or Persia, you would see the boys seated..on the floor, with writing tables in their hands. 2011 K. Narveson in M. White Eng. Women, Relig. & Textual Production 1500–1625 (2016) ii. viii. 180 Mildmay..may have first used erasable writing tables or notebooks before copying her meditations into the manuscript. 2. a. A table designed or used for writing at, usually having drawers or compartments for storing writing materials or other items. ΘΠ 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 society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [noun] > writing table writing tablea1613 davenport1853 a1613 Sir T. Bodley Let. in Reliquiæ Bodleianæ (1703) 249 I should think, that one Partition among the Law-Books, taking that one next above the Writing-Table, and another Answering to it, just under the Table, will serve the turn. 1721 Particular & Inventory E. Gibbon 4 A Desk on a Frame, a Writing Table with Drawers, a Dutch Table. 1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. §2096 A handsome writing-table, with numerous drawers and divisions for containing papers, money, &c. 1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story I. xxviii. 214 The arm-chair by the fireplace; the knee-hole writing-table beside it. 1944 A. Thirkell Headmistress (1996) iii. 62 Old aunt Fanny in Derbyshire died in the summer and left me her Sheraton writing table. 2006 R. B. Parker Hundred-Dollar Baby xxxvi. 159 A couple of club chairs, and a small antique writing table that Alana apparently used as a desk. b. That part of a desk or other piece of furniture which provides a surface for writing on, esp. the hinged front panel of a bureau or escritoire, which may be lowered to provide a writing surface. ΘΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [noun] > surface to lean on writing board1440 writing table1699 writing pad1841 1699 Post Boy 25–28 Nov. In the Forenoon, was taken by mistake out of a Shop near the Admiralty Office Gate from off the Writing Table of a Scretore [printed Scrctore], 8 Tickets in the Land Lottery of William Sydenham Esq. 1796 Trial W. Stone 106 A letter was found upon the escrutoire, upon the writing table. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2823/1 The writing table lets down, exposing a number of drawers, shelves, and pigeon-holes. 1933 Victoria (Brit. Columbia) Daily Times 5 May 16/4 (advt.) Solid Walnut Spinet-type Desk, with turned legs and pull-out writing table. 2003 C. Kimball Everything Home Decorating Bk. xxiv. 264 A desk with a fold-down writing table can give you the room you need. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.a1451
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