writing blockn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌɪtɪŋ blɒk/, U.S.

/ˈraɪdɪŋ ˌblɑk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: writing n., block n.

Etymology: < writing n. + block n.

1. A block or pad of sheets of writing paper glued or otherwise fastened together at one edge, typically one from which individual sheets can be detached. Cf. block n. 22b. Now somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > paper > [noun] > pad of paper

paper-book1548

writing book1580

pad1857

writing block1861

tablet1867

writing tablet1874

writing pad1880

legal pad1882

block1908

1861 Friend of India 20 June 696/3 The solid writing block. An admirable contrivance intended and manufactured expressly for India, is precisely similar to the Sketching or Drawing Block.

1913 ‘S. Rohmer’ Myst. Dr. Fu-Manchu xxix. 294 For this dreary vigil I had come prepared with a bunch of rough notes, a writing-block, and a fountain pen.

1934 P. Keeley Corner Shop xlii. 281 She read the four quarto sheets torn from a writing-block.

2002 T. Corballis Measurement 98 I saw him..bent over a book or making notes in one of his lined writing blocks.

2. The (usually temporary) inability of a writer, esp. a professional writer, to produce or continue working on a piece of writing; an instance of this. Cf. writer's block n. at writer n. Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > [noun] > inspiration > lack of

writing block1947

writer's block1948

1947 E. Bergler in Dis. Nerv. Syst. 8 318/2 Whereas he [sc. a writer] used previously his pseudo-aggressive heroes as ‘proof’ that he was not ‘weak’ and masochistic, the defense collapsed and his inner conscience rejected the old alibi causing the writing block.

1974 Philadelphia Inquirer 22 Sept. (Today section) 26/3 For the last six months of his life,..he fought his way through a writing block and recurrent waves of panic to produce a few fine poems.

2015 S. O'Malley Making Hist. New iv. 120 At this point in his life Ford, usually prolific to a fault, enters the most extended period of writing block in his career.

3. Bibliography and Palaeography. The (typically rectangular) area on a manuscript page marked out for or taken up by writing; written space, text block.

ΚΠ

1971 G. W. S. Barrow in Regesta Regum Scottorum II. Introd. 84 In general the writing block..fills the available parchment almost to the edges.

1999 K. B. Steinhauser in J. C. Schnaubelt & F. Van Fleteren Augustine in iconography iii. 577 The writing block is 282 × 190 mm in two columns of 45 lines.

2015 Musica Disciplina 60 80 From the consistency of the writing block across gatherings it is reasonable to conclude that prick marks setting out the writing area were trimmed during a previous binding process.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	writing block
释义	writing blockn. Brit. /ˈrʌɪtɪŋ blɒk/, U.S. /ˈraɪdɪŋ ˌblɑk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: writing n., block n. Etymology: < writing n. + block n. 1. A block or pad of sheets of writing paper glued or otherwise fastened together at one edge, typically one from which individual sheets can be detached. Cf. block n. 22b. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > paper > [noun] > pad of paper paper-book1548 writing book1580 pad1857 writing block1861 tablet1867 writing tablet1874 writing pad1880 legal pad1882 block1908 1861 Friend of India 20 June 696/3 The solid writing block. An admirable contrivance intended and manufactured expressly for India, is precisely similar to the Sketching or Drawing Block. 1913 ‘S. Rohmer’ Myst. Dr. Fu-Manchu xxix. 294 For this dreary vigil I had come prepared with a bunch of rough notes, a writing-block, and a fountain pen. 1934 P. Keeley Corner Shop xlii. 281 She read the four quarto sheets torn from a writing-block. 2002 T. Corballis Measurement 98 I saw him..bent over a book or making notes in one of his lined writing blocks. 2. The (usually temporary) inability of a writer, esp. a professional writer, to produce or continue working on a piece of writing; an instance of this. Cf. writer's block n. at writer n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > [noun] > inspiration > lack of writing block1947 writer's block1948 1947 E. Bergler in Dis. Nerv. Syst. 8 318/2 Whereas he [sc. a writer] used previously his pseudo-aggressive heroes as ‘proof’ that he was not ‘weak’ and masochistic, the defense collapsed and his inner conscience rejected the old alibi causing the writing block. 1974 Philadelphia Inquirer 22 Sept. (Today section) 26/3 For the last six months of his life,..he fought his way through a writing block and recurrent waves of panic to produce a few fine poems. 2015 S. O'Malley Making Hist. New iv. 120 At this point in his life Ford, usually prolific to a fault, enters the most extended period of writing block in his career. 3. Bibliography and Palaeography. The (typically rectangular) area on a manuscript page marked out for or taken up by writing; written space, text block. ΚΠ 1971 G. W. S. Barrow in Regesta Regum Scottorum II. Introd. 84 In general the writing block..fills the available parchment almost to the edges. 1999 K. B. Steinhauser in J. C. Schnaubelt & F. Van Fleteren Augustine in iconography iii. 577 The writing block is 282 × 190 mm in two columns of 45 lines. 2015 Musica Disciplina 60 80 From the consistency of the writing block across gatherings it is reasonable to conclude that prick marks setting out the writing area were trimmed during a previous binding process. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1861
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