writing padn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌɪtɪŋ pad/, U.S.

/ˈraɪdɪŋ ˌpæd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: writing n., pad n.²

Etymology: < writing n. + pad n.²

1. A flat pad used to provide a firm, even surface for writing on, originally usually consisting of or incorporating sheets of blotting paper, and now often in the form of a leather mat.

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society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [noun] > surface to lean on

writing board1440

writing table1699

writing pad1841

1841 Leeds Times 3 Apr. (advt.) The London Patent Writing Pad, or Block Blotter. The..Blotter consists of a solid Pad of good Blotting Paper, and presents a peculiarly even and pleasant surface to write on.

1868 Standard 9 Nov. 7/5 On the table I found the bill produced, with the ink upon it still wet, on a writing pad.

1881 Wrexham Advertiser 26 Nov. 5/2 A handsome oak writing pad mounted with brass.

1941 Times of India 11 Dec. 14/6 (advt.) Real Morocco Leather Writing Pad. Cont.:—Blotting Pad, Perpetual Calender, etc.

2005 J. Banville Sea 257 The young man..with his arms folded on my desk, reading a book lying open before him on my leather writing pad.

2. A pad or block of writing paper, typically one from which individual sheets can be detached.

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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

1880 Memphis (Tennessee) Daily Appeal 4 Jan. 4/1 He took a writing pad from his pocket and scratched rapidly with a pencil on it for some minutes.

1917 Harrods Gen. Catal. 297/2 Writing Pads. 100 Sheets... Large 8vo., Thick Cream Wove, Plain, 8 × 5.

2011 K. Brooks Dance of Ghosts i. ii. 25 ‘All right,’ I said, removing a writing pad from the desk drawer. ‘Let me take a few basic details.’

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

单词	writing pad
释义	writing padn. Brit. /ˈrʌɪtɪŋ pad/, U.S. /ˈraɪdɪŋ ˌpæd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: writing n., pad n.² Etymology: < writing n. + pad n.² 1. A flat pad used to provide a firm, even surface for writing on, originally usually consisting of or incorporating sheets of blotting paper, and now often in the form of a leather mat. ΘΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [noun] > surface to lean on writing board1440 writing table1699 writing pad1841 1841 Leeds Times 3 Apr. (advt.) The London Patent Writing Pad, or Block Blotter. The..Blotter consists of a solid Pad of good Blotting Paper, and presents a peculiarly even and pleasant surface to write on. 1868 Standard 9 Nov. 7/5 On the table I found the bill produced, with the ink upon it still wet, on a writing pad. 1881 Wrexham Advertiser 26 Nov. 5/2 A handsome oak writing pad mounted with brass. 1941 Times of India 11 Dec. 14/6 (advt.) Real Morocco Leather Writing Pad. Cont.:—Blotting Pad, Perpetual Calender, etc. 2005 J. Banville Sea 257 The young man..with his arms folded on my desk, reading a book lying open before him on my leather writing pad. 2. A pad or block of writing paper, typically one from which individual sheets can be detached. ΘΠ 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 1880 Memphis (Tennessee) Daily Appeal 4 Jan. 4/1 He took a writing pad from his pocket and scratched rapidly with a pencil on it for some minutes. 1917 Harrods Gen. Catal. 297/2 Writing Pads. 100 Sheets... Large 8vo., Thick Cream Wove, Plain, 8 × 5. 2011 K. Brooks Dance of Ghosts i. ii. 25 ‘All right,’ I said, removing a writing pad from the desk drawer. ‘Let me take a few basic details.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1841
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