writing desk

Definition of writing desk

: 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

Examples of writing desk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There are hand-hewn wooden live edge writing desks, some of them made from salvaged wood. — Brian E. Clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "For staycations or visiting friends, the Journeyman Hotel is an urban retreat in the Third Ward," 8 June 2018 Each of the six workspaces provided, which consist of a design loft, writing desk, sound space, tech lab, corner office and location scout are conducive to the resident's needs. — Eileen Reslen, House Beautiful, "Here's How You Can Work From Hawaii for One Week, All For Free," 15 May 2018 European-style fall-front cabinets – small writing desks that folded up into a portable box, the 16th-century version of a briefcase – became popular in Japan and elsewhere in the world. — Susan Dunne, courant.com, "'Japan's Global Baroque' At Yale University Art Gallery," 7 Mar. 2018 Other furnishings are equally swish: mock-croc chairs, a slender marble writing desk, and a bathroom so lavishly mosaicked that Hadrian himself would approve. — Condé Nast Traveler, "The London West Hollywood," 20 Oct. 2017 His favorite spot to nap was only a few feet away under where Annette Baumgard’s writing desk used to be. — By Mark Young, miamiherald, "This happened to a 120-year-old farmhouse when Irma hit. And the owner laughed.," 24 Sep. 2017

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“Writing desk.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writing%20desk. Accessed 14 December 2019.

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