umbrella stand

Historical Examples

• "Thank you so much," began Margaret, but broke off at the sight of an umbrella-stand.

  Howards End

  E. M. Forster

• Pavements are supplied by the County Council, and you have an umbrella-stand.

  Punch or the London Charivari, September 9, 1914

  Various

• His goloshes, which always lay by the umbrella-stand, were also gone.

  The Wind in the Willows

  Kenneth Grahame

• The old lady had taken the long, iron-shod walking-stick from the umbrella-stand.

  The Frontier

  Maurice LeBlanc

• In the hall was an oaken hat-rack, with umbrella-stand and two carved oaken chairs on either side, with high fleur-de-lis backs.

  The Open Question

  Elizabeth Robins