desk calendar

noun

a loose-leaf calendar containing one or two pages for each day, with spaces for notes.

Origin of desk calendar

First recorded in 1905–10

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This singular creation, now a mainstay of the desk calendar, mug and greeting card industries, ran from 1980 to 1995.
Less is Moo: The Genius of Gary Larson | Tom Doran | March 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Lidgerwood made a memorandum on his desk calendar to take the building and loan matter up with Hallock the following day.
The Taming of Red Butte Western | Francis Lynde
He put his finger on his desk calendar, and looked at a date Lucile had circled for him.
Confidence Game | James McKimmey
The rest of it sounded like something one reads at the foot of each page of a loose-leaf desk calendar.
Fanny Herself | Edna Ferber
Delcassé turned to the day on his desk calendar, and wrote a large "12" upon it.
The Destroyer | Burton Egbert Stevenson

The thing exactly in front of his eyes was his desk calendar.
The Real Adventure | Henry Kitchell Webster

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