bookshelf

A2
US /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/
noun Freq #30400

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.

    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.

  2. 2
    noun

    a shelf on which to keep books

Etymology

From book + shelf.

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