workbasket

[wurk-bas-kit, -bah-skit]

noun

a basket used to hold needlework paraphernalia.

Origin of workbasket

First recorded in 1735–45; work + basket

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Examples from the Web for workbasket

Historical Examples of workbasket

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, Complete
George Meredith
As she said that she drew from her workbasket the three auburn-red curls.
The Water Goats and Other Troubles
Ellis Parker Butler
Such a trunk should be kept locked, and a smaller supply, for current use, retained in a workbasket.
A Treatise on Domestic Economy
Catherine 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 Economy
Catherine Esther Beecher