blotter

[ blot-er ]

/ ˈblɒt ər /

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noun

a piece of blotting paper used to absorb excess ink, to protect a desk top, etc.

a book in which transactions or events, as sales or arrests, are recorded as they occur: a police blotter.

Machinery. a soft washer of blotting paper or felt for cushioning a brittle object against shock or pressure or for increasing the friction or contact area between two surfaces.

Origin of blotter

1585–95; 1887 for def. 2; blot¹ + -er¹

Words nearby blotter

blot analysis, blotch, blotch printing, blotchy, blot out, blotter, blotting paper, blotto, Blount's disease, blouse, blouson

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Example sentences from the Web for blotter

She smoothed out the blotter and patted a few papers--anything, Jane thought, to kill time.
Jane Allen: Center|Edith Bancroft
She tossed down her pen as her sister entered, and, taking up a blotter, carefully laid it across the page she had been writing.
The Red Seal|Natalie Sumner Lincoln
He was still sitting at his desk, and he very deliberately proceeded to empty the contents out on his blotter.
The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him|Paul Leicester Ford
The sergeant drew a tired breath and picked up the ruler to make a red line in his blotter.
Out of Mulberry Street|Jacob A. Riis

The Archduke picked up the letter knife and slowly cut lines on the blotter.
The Princess Dehra|John Reed Scott

British Dictionary definitions for blotter

blotter

/ (ˈblɒtə) /

noun

something used to absorb excess ink or other liquid, esp a sheet of blotting paper with a firm backing

US a daily record of events, such as arrests, in a police station (esp in the phrase police blotter)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	blotter
释义	blotter [ blot-er ] / ˈblɒt ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR blotter ON THESAURUS.COM noun a piece of blotting paper used to absorb excess ink, to protect a desk top, etc. a book in which transactions or events, as sales or arrests, are recorded as they occur: a police blotter. Machinery. a soft washer of blotting paper or felt for cushioning a brittle object against shock or pressure or for increasing the friction or contact area between two surfaces. Origin of blotter 1585–95; 1887 for def. 2; blot¹ + -er¹ Words nearby blotter blot analysis, blotch, blotch printing, blotchy, blot out, blotter, blotting paper, blotto, Blount's disease, blouse, blouson Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for blotter She smoothed out the blotter and patted a few papers--anything, Jane thought, to kill time. Jane Allen: Center\|Edith Bancroft She tossed down her pen as her sister entered, and, taking up a blotter, carefully laid it across the page she had been writing. The Red Seal\|Natalie Sumner Lincoln He was still sitting at his desk, and he very deliberately proceeded to empty the contents out on his blotter. The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him\|Paul Leicester Ford The sergeant drew a tired breath and picked up the ruler to make a red line in his blotter. Out of Mulberry Street\|Jacob A. Riis The Archduke picked up the letter knife and slowly cut lines on the blotter. The Princess Dehra\|John Reed Scott British Dictionary definitions for blotter blotter / (ˈblɒtə) / noun something used to absorb excess ink or other liquid, esp a sheet of blotting paper with a firm backing US a daily record of events, such as arrests, in a police station (esp in the phrase police blotter) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to blotter pad, binder, diary, journal, daybook, log, workbook, hallucinogen, candy, dot, cubes, peyote, mushrooms, microdots, scratch pad, exercise book, green dragon, magic mushrooms
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blotter

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Example sentences from the Web for blotter

British Dictionary definitions for blotter

noun

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