writing desk
noun
: a desk that often has a sloping top for writing on
also
: a portable case that contains writing materials and has a surface for writing
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When folded, the assembly, which included compartments for stationary and writing paraphernalia, could be used as a writing desk.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
There’s also a writing desk and a bar area, stocked with local beer and spirits, South African wines and my favorite, Kenya’s classic Amarula liquor.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
Sounds straightforward, except the collections contain over 50 million items acquired over 160 years by generations of curators and include such gems as a Gutenberg Bible, Charlotte Brontë’s writing desk, and the toys that inspired A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh stories.
—Brian Schaefer
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
The show features a range of stylish furniture, including white boucle chairs, typical of Charlotte York’s polished aesthetic, a writing desk befitting the iconic New York columnist, and velvet bar stools reminiscent of the ones seen in Lisa Todd Wexley’s home.
—Jacqueline Tempera, People.com, 18 June 2025
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
There’s also a writing desk and a bar area, stocked with local beer and spirits, South African wines and my favorite, Kenya’s classic Amarula liquor.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
Sounds straightforward, except the collections contain over 50 million items acquired over 160 years by generations of curators and include such gems as a Gutenberg Bible, Charlotte Brontë’s writing desk, and the toys that inspired A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh stories.
—Brian Schaefer
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
The show features a range of stylish furniture, including white boucle chairs, typical of Charlotte York’s polished aesthetic, a writing desk befitting the iconic New York columnist, and velvet bar stools reminiscent of the ones seen in Lisa Todd Wexley’s home.
—Jacqueline Tempera, People.com, 18 June 2025
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“Writing desk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writing%20desk. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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