Definition of "inkwell" [inkwell]

• A small reservoir for ink. Also called inkstand. (noun)

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• "The ink is very viscous and the inkwell is a very thin tube."
• "And sure enough, when I push the stopper on the "inkwell" the glass tank turns red, and the doomed creatures become extinguished."
• "The museum has the inkwell Abraham Lincoln used to write the Emancipation Proclamation."