Definition of Bookshelf

1. Noun. A shelf on which to keep books.

Generic synonyms: Shelf

Definition of Bookshelf

1. n. A shelf to hold books.

Definition of Bookshelf

1. Noun. A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bookshelf

1. [n -SHELVES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bookshelf

bookoos
bookplate
bookplates
bookrack
bookracks
bookrest
bookrests
bookroom
bookrooms
books
bookseller
booksellers
bookselling
booksellings
booksful
bookshelf (current term)
bookshelves
bookshop
bookshops
booksie
booksier
booksiest
bookstaff
bookstaffs
bookstall
bookstalls
bookstand
bookstands
bookstave
bookstaves

Literary usage of Bookshelf

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Theatre Arts by Society of Arts and Crafts, Detroit (1921)
"THEATRE ARTS bookshelf CAIUS GRACCHUS. By Odin Gregory. Several distinguished writers, quoted by the publisher, hail this play as a work of genius; ..."

2. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1904)
"... BIRMINGHAM GLASGOW DUBLIN® MELBOURNE IMPORTANT TO TEACHERS SHOULD BE Oh EVERY LABORATORY bookshelf \f ..."

3. Books in the House by Alfred William Pollard (1907)
"THE CHILD'S bookshelf AN essay on Books in the home would be very incomplete without a few words on those often ragged, ..."

4. The Reformers' Year Book by Joseph Edwards (1905)
"By arrangement with the Publisher we are able, for a short time only, to offer the Magnificent Library The Reformer's BooKshelf AT HALF-PRICE. ..."

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