umbrella stand
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“Heavens” was what Aunt Kitty might have sighed just then as she watched me strut, my full skirts knocking over the umbrella stand.
From Literature
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“Next to the elephant’s-foot umbrella stand, he says. Why, the cheek!” the admiral fumed.
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The widow was bareheaded; her veiled mourning cap had been removed and was now perched on the corner of Lord Fredrick’s elephant’s-foot umbrella stand.
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"You can put those in there if you like," she said, pointing to an umbrella stand.
From BBC
Another good idea: an umbrella stand, so you have a dedicated place for umbrellas to drip dry without soaking the floor.
From Seattle Times
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