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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And even after caretaker Anat Dagan shot down my illusions by telling me that Lawrence never slept in this actual room, with Lady Chatterley or anyone else for that matter, I still was impressed by the spartan twin bed and spare wooden writing desk.
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Sam McManis, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Each of the 28 staterooms feature a floor-to-ceiling French balcony, armchairs, plus a writing desk for channeling your inner Paul Theroux.
—Alex Greggery, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
There’s a king-sized bed, an Eames lounge chair, a writing desk and typewriter, and a cloud-like chandelier.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024
There’s a bed with dull cream sheets, curtains of the same color, a grim little writing desk, and a door, through which the three men appear and disappear.
—Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024
Those include two porcelain corgis that appeared on the queen’s writing desk ($380) and the Queen Mother’s drinks tray and champagne swizzle stick ($101).
—Alex Marshall, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
On the third-floor is a comfortable king-size bed and small writing desk.
—Catherine Tansey, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2024
Near his compact, canopied bed is a splendid writing desk with a tilted stand perfectly sized for sheets of music paper.
—Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023
Tie large and small tassels to doorknobs, the keys to a writing desk, or the pull of a dresser drawer.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
Sam McManis, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Each of the 28 staterooms feature a floor-to-ceiling French balcony, armchairs, plus a writing desk for channeling your inner Paul Theroux.
—Alex Greggery, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
There’s a king-sized bed, an Eames lounge chair, a writing desk and typewriter, and a cloud-like chandelier.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024
There’s a bed with dull cream sheets, curtains of the same color, a grim little writing desk, and a door, through which the three men appear and disappear.
—Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024
Those include two porcelain corgis that appeared on the queen’s writing desk ($380) and the Queen Mother’s drinks tray and champagne swizzle stick ($101).
—Alex Marshall, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
On the third-floor is a comfortable king-size bed and small writing desk.
—Catherine Tansey, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2024
Near his compact, canopied bed is a splendid writing desk with a tilted stand perfectly sized for sheets of music paper.
—Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023
Tie large and small tassels to doorknobs, the keys to a writing desk, or the pull of a dresser drawer.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
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“Writing desk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writing%20desk. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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