Definition of "blotting-pad" [blotting-pad]

• A pad consisting of several layers of blotting-paper, which can be successively removed as they become soiled or saturated with ink. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The commander sat motionless, staring at his blotting-pad."
• "They left him; the wing-commander remained seated at his desk, tapping a pencil irritably on his blotting-pad."
• "An object rolled over on to the blotting-pad and miraculously became alight."