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Definition of Bookrest
1. a bookrack [n -S] - See also: bookrack
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bookrest
Literary usage of Bookrest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"A kneeling bench with a low desk or bookrest placed at the head of the nave before
the chancel door or gate, and used in the Church of England and in the ..."
2. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1905)
"Further, it is a relief to find a " manual" which is really a manual and does
not require a bookrest. It is a "handy volume," not only from its practical ..."
3. Health and Medical Inspection of School Children by Walter Stewart Cornell (1912)
"... the occupant will either bend over or, perchance, slip down in a sprawling
position, using the edge of the desk for a bookrest. If the seat is too high, ..."
4. The Mothercraft Manual by Mary Lillian Read (1916)
"Bad Posture. Good Posture. Bad Posture. Bad Posture. Good Posture. American Posture
League Chair and bookrest. ..."
5. Illustrated History of Furniture: From the Earliest to the Present Time by Frederick Litchfield (1899)
"The earliest specimen is a reading desk, presented to him by the Mikado, with a
slope for a book, much resembling an ordinary bookrest, but charmingly ..."
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