bookstand

[ book-stand ]

noun
  1. a bookrack.

  2. a bookstall.

Origin of bookstand

1
First recorded in 1800–10; book + stand

Words Nearby bookstand

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How to use bookstand in a sentence

  • The desk also features a foldable bookstand, a storage drawer ideal for your mobile device, and a non-slip textured design to keep your laptop in place.

  • In one corner a tumbledown bookstand, in the other the fantastic silhouette of a hideous violoncello case.

    The Duel | A. I. Kuprin
  • Before going to bed, I had taken it from my suitcase to trim a candle-wick, and had left it upon the bookstand.

    The Thing from the Lake | Eleanor M. Ingram
  • He crosses to the easy chair near the revolving bookstand, and flings himself into it with determined hostility.

    The Philanderer | George Bernard Shaw
  • He doubles back round the bookstand, setting it whirling as he makes for the left door, Julia crossing in pursuit of him.

    The Philanderer | George Bernard Shaw
  • He was rather curious to see the little place in the rear of the bookstand where the old man lived alone.

    The Bishop's Shadow | I. T. Thurston