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Workbasket

noun
1.
Container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing).  Synonyms: workbag, workbox.






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"Workbasket" Quotes from Famous Books



... with his arm still around her—would he never stop touching her?—and surveyed the office with the same sort of affectionate amusement he might have given to a workbasket of hers, or a piece of embroidery. Marjorie slipped from under his arm and put ...
— I've Married Marjorie • Margaret Widdemer

... will save many steps, and often much time and perplexity; while by purchasing articles thus by the quantity, they come much cheaper, than if bought in little portions as they are wanted. Such a trunk should be kept locked, and a smaller supply, for current use, retained in a workbasket. ...
— A Treatise on Domestic Economy - For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School • Catherine Esther Beecher



Words linked to "Workbasket" :   workbag, sewing basket, container, workbox



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