Definition of "standish" [standish]

• Any of several forms of inkstand (noun)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "At her first attempt, she began to write with a dry pen, and when the circumstance was pointed out, seemed unable, after several attempts, to dip it in the massive silver ink-standish, which stood full before her."
• "My contact information is readily available at my web site: http: www. grisda.org/standish/"
• "There was an old standish on the mantelshelf containing a dusty apology for all three."