bookshelf
English
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A bookshelf filled with books.
Etymology
From book + shelf.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
bookshelf (plural bookshelves)
- A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
- 1902, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, 2nd edition, page 102:
- Another, with the bump of order unnaturally developed, had his folios and quartos all reduced, in binding, to one size, so that they might look even on his bookshelves.
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Translations
shelf for storing books
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See also
- bookcase
- bookend