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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My cabin spanned two levels: a sitting area, wet bar, bathroom, outdoor deck (with gas fire pit) downstairs, and a sleeping loft with a writing desk upstairs.
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Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2024
In the living room, a French antique writing desk with delicately curved legs and gilt detailing is coupled with a sculptural and angular Pierre Cardin dining chair.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 17 July 2024
Visitors shuffle off their shoes to pay homage to his memory in his room, furnished with little more than a mat, pillow, and writing desk.
—Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker, 19 June 2024
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.
—Sam McManis, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
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Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2024
In the living room, a French antique writing desk with delicately curved legs and gilt detailing is coupled with a sculptural and angular Pierre Cardin dining chair.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 17 July 2024
Visitors shuffle off their shoes to pay homage to his memory in his room, furnished with little more than a mat, pillow, and writing desk.
—Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker, 19 June 2024
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.
—Sam McManis, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Writing desk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writing%20desk. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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