inkhorn
Example Sentences
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He carried a quill pen stuck in his hat, an inkhorn in his lapel, and his fiddle on the wagon seat beside him.
From Time Magazine Archive
A new student at Al Azhar buys himself a high, tight academic turban, sharpens his reed quills, tucks his inkhorn into his belt, takes off his slippers, and enters Al Azhar mosque.
From Time Magazine Archive
And in the kitchen sat Sam Adams himself, inkhorn and papers before him.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
He was still in his bedgown and slippers, with paper, inkhorn, and pens about him, writing poetry.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
From the table by the window where he sat, with an inkhorn and papers before him, small piles of coin at his right hand, he looked up.
From The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty by Banks, Mrs. G. Linnaeus
