standish

stand·ish

Archaic a stand for writing materials; inkstand

Origin of standish

from uncertain or unknown; perhaps stand + dish

Standish

1584?-1656; Eng. colonist: military leader of Plymouth Colony

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Noun

(plural standishes)

(dated) Any of several forms of inkstand

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He understood her anxiety stemmed mostly from worrying Connor would leave like Standish had.
Standish grabbed Sarah's chin.
From it have been transferred to the fireproof building of the Registry of Deeds many interesting historical documents, among them the records of the Plymouth colony, the will of Myles Standish, and the original patent.
Men so moved so to act could hardly be commonplace; and so among them we find characters strong and marked, with equal ability to rule and to obey, as William Bradford (1590-1657) and Brewster, Edward Winslow (1595-1655) and Miles Standish (1584-1656), John Winthrop (1588-1649) and Dr Samuel Fuller, and men so inflexible in their love of liberty and faith in man as Roger Williams and young Harry Vane.
Duxbury is a summer resort, with a large hotel at Standish Shore.

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