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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Treasures on display include a writing desk gifted to David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield, by Marie Antoinette and needlework hangings by Mary Queen of Scots.
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Catherine Garcia, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024
This rich writing desk from Living Spaces offers a healthy mix between business and pleasure.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
The collection also includes a writing desk and shelves, perfect for an alcove off the bedroom or a home office.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2024
Glamorous, serious, intellectual, playful – with a mean, sleek cat sitting on her writing desk amongst the flowers, all of them bathed in a glowing arc of French light.
—Hazlitt, 2 Oct. 2024
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Catherine Garcia, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024
This rich writing desk from Living Spaces offers a healthy mix between business and pleasure.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
The collection also includes a writing desk and shelves, perfect for an alcove off the bedroom or a home office.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2024
Glamorous, serious, intellectual, playful – with a mean, sleek cat sitting on her writing desk amongst the flowers, all of them bathed in a glowing arc of French light.
—Hazlitt, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Writing desk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writing%20desk. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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