inkstone
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]inkstone (plural inkstones)
- A stone mortar used for the grinding and containment of ink in the East Asian art and calligraphy tradition.
- 2000, Richard L. Saunders, Printing in Deseret:
- He turns to the inkstone and picks up by the handles the two inkballs, rolling the leather facings together to freshen the ink. […] As the pressman returns the inkballs to the inkstone, the journeyman closes the frisket and tympan.
Translations
[edit]stone mortar