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writing desk
辦公桌,寫字檯
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Writ·ing
n.
1.
The
act
or
art
of
forming
letters
and
characters
on
paper
,
wood
,
stone
,
or
other
material
,
for
the
purpose
of
recording
the
ideas
which
characters
and
words
express
,
or
of
communicating
them
to
others
by
visible
signs
.
2.
Anything
written
or
printed
;
anything
expressed
in
characters
or
letters
;
as
:
(a)
Any
legal
instrument
,
as
a
deed
,
a
receipt
,
a
bond
,
an
agreement
,
or
the
like
.
(b)
Any
written
composition
;
a
pamphlet
;
a
work
;
a
literary
production
;
a
book
;
as
,
the
writings
of
Addison
.
(c)
An
inscription
.
And
Pilate
wrote
a
title
. . .
And
the
writing
was
,
Jesus
of
Nazareth
,
the
King
of
the
Jews
.
--
John
xix
. 19.
3.
Handwriting
;
chirography
.
Writing book
,
a
book
for
practice
in
penmanship
.
Writing desk
,
a
desk
with
a
sloping
top
for
writing
upon
;
also
,
a
case
containing
writing
materials
,
and
used
in
a
similar
manner
.
Writing lark
Zool.
,
the
European
yellow-hammer
; --
so
called
from
the
curious
irregular
lines
on
its
eggs
. [
Prov
.
Eng
.]
Writing machine
.
Same
as
Typewriter
.
Writing master
,
one
who
teaches
the
art
of
penmanship
.
Writing obligatory
Law
,
a
bond
.
Writing paper
,
paper
intended
for
writing
upon
with
ink
,
usually
finished
with
a
smooth
surface
,
and
sized
.
Writing school
,
a
school
for
instruction
in
penmanship
.
Writing table
,
a
table
fitted
or
used
for
writing
upon
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
writing
desk
n
1:
a
portable
case
containing
writing
materials
and
having
a
writing
surface
2:
a
desk
for
writing
(
usually
with
a
sloping
top
)
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