hall stand
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Wednesday’s show — the last of the Disney hall stand — got to all of it, with Simon still in exquisite form in the last light of his performing career.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025
Near Hrothgar’s hall stand the images of the Scyldings’ gods, grotesque faces carved out of wood or hacked from stone and set up in a circle, eyes staring inward, gazing thoughtfully at nothing.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
Jason had laid out a gray ulster on the hall stand.
From The Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)
Not a picture hung upon the walls, nor was there any hall stand, chest, closet for coats or hats, or any of the usual furbishings of such a place.
From The Great Prince Shan by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
On the hall stand was a stack of visiting cards.
From The Weight of the Crown by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)
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