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2 | 39% | 7 | Item used before the invention of fountain pens | |
3 | 34% | 12 | The outline of an antique inkwell is often described as this shape. | |
Inkwell Item Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "QUILL" which means:
- noun
- • Pen made from a bird's feather
- • A stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
- • Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
- • The hollow spine of a feather verb
- • To pierce or be pierced with quills.
- • To write.
- • To form fabric into small, rounded folds.
- • To decorate with quillwork.
- • To subject (a woman who is giving birth) to the practice of quilling (blowing pepper into her nose to induce or hasten labor).
An example sentence would be:
- • "She used a quill to write the letter."
- • "The poet dipped the quill into the inkwell."
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