noun
Origin: OFr escriptoire < LL scriptorium, metallic style for writing on wax tablets < pp. of L scribere, to write: see scribe
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Obsolete French
Origin: , from Old French escriptoire, study
Origin: , from Medieval Latin scrīptōrium; see scriptorium
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