workbasket
[wurk-bas-kit, -bah-skit]
- a basket used to hold needlework paraphernalia.
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Origin of workbasket
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Marie pulled a dark purple silk necktie from her workbasket.
O Pioneers!Willa Cather
Open on her workbasket was a Spanish guide-book and a map attached to it.
The Amazing Marriage, CompleteGeorge Meredith
As she said that she drew from her workbasket the three auburn-red curls.
The Water Goats and Other TroublesEllis Parker Butler
Such a trunk should be kept locked, and a smaller supply, for current use, retained in a workbasket.
A Treatise on Domestic EconomyCatherine Esther Beecher
It is very important to neatness, comfort, and success in sewing, that a lady's workbasket should be properly fitted up.
A Treatise on Domestic EconomyCatherine Esther Beecher