standish
noun
a stand for ink, pens, and other writing materials.
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standish
1 American
[stan-dish]
/ ˈstæn dɪʃ /
noun
Archaic.
Standish
2
American
[stan-dish]
/ ˈstæn dɪʃ /
noun
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Burt L., pseudonym of Gilbert Patten.
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Myles or Miles c1584–1656, American settler, born in England: military leader in Plymouth Colony.
Standish
1
British
/ ˈstændɪʃ /
noun
standish
2
British
/ ˈstændɪʃ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of standish
1425–75; late Middle English; origin uncertain; perhaps stand + dish
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He nodded dismissal, wheeled his chair around to the table, dipped a pen in the standish, and pulled an account-book toward him.
From At Last by Marion Harland
Little Shaker work-baskets, elegantly fitted up; scent-bottles; a carved wood letter-holder at Goupil's; a bronze standish representing a country well with pole and bucket.
From The House in Town by Susan Warner
In spite of which the long oak table that filled the middle of the chamber shone with use: so did the great metal standish which it bore.
From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Stanley J. Weyman
Montsurry bare, unbrac't, pulling Tamyra in by the haire; Frier; One bearing light, a standish, and paper, which sets a table.
From Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois by Frederick S. Boas
There was an old standish on the mantelshelf containing a dusty apology for all three.
From Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty by Charles Dickens
The firm’s sole female partner, Close’s Dina Standish, blesses their exit, encouraging them to take Nash-Betts’ lead investigator, Emerald Greene, with them.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2025
Daniel Rogerson from Standish, in Wigan spent a day at Avanti West Coast's training centre to test drive his favourite Pendolino-type trains.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2024
But the strategies behind running a successful bricks-and-mortar store are shifting, Standish said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2023
“The declining popularity of Black Friday, coupled with consumers starting their holiday shopping early, means that retailers and brands need to engage consumers throughout the season,” Jill Standish, head of Accenture’s Retail Group said.
From Reuters ● Oct. 12, 2021
Captain Myles Standish, always impetuous as any of the boys, was one of those who let themselves forget there were such things as storms.
From A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 by Marion Ames Taggart
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