noun
- a small container for holding ink, especially one built into or placed on a desk
Examples
- The old wooden desk had a built-in inkwell for fountain pens.
- She dipped her quill into the crystal inkwell.
- The antique inkwell was made of brass and glass.
- Students in the 1800s used inkwells at their school desks.
- He carefully filled the inkwell with black ink.
- The inkwell sat next to a stack of writing paper.