blotter
3
6.1
- noun
- /ˈblɑːtər/
:
papel absorbente
- After signing the documents, she used a blotter to absorb any excess ink from the pen.
- a desk blotter
- ink blotter
- blotter paper
Examples
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The desk was a genuine antique rolltop, with a green blotter; no computer or hytex.
Fiction book (2001) -
On top of the desk, in the center of his blotter, steamed a TV dinner of turkey and mashed potatoes.
Fiction book (2001) -
I'll put it under the blotter.
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On a writing desk in a corner of the room was a page face down on the blotter.
Fiction book (1996) -
The sheriff laid the pen on the blotter and looked up.
Fiction book (1992) -
I gotta do something besides sit at a desk and count the ink stains on the blotter.
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And between, on the leather-cornered blotter, lay the sheet that he'd just finished working on.
Fiction book (1995) -
On her desktop, a pen set sat on the old leather blotter, a hand-me-down from her dad's office.
Blog text (23) -
Slowly, Katja Lavans pushed the pencil across to the opposite corner of her desk blotter.
Fiction book (2002) -
"Just a feeling," Kade answered evenly, taking in the splotches of fresh ink drying on the blotter.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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3.7
Paper used to soak up extra ink when writing or printing
Compounds
How Absorbent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Blotter comes from the verb blot, which means 'to soak up' or 'make a spot', so a blotter is a piece of absorbent paper used to soak up extra ink and stop smudges.