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bookstand

bookstand

2.2
A stand that holds a book open so people can read or see it
  • noun
  • /ˈbʊkˌstænd/
translation icon : soporte de libros
  • The Abbe took Claude to a bookstand and tapped the work that rested on it.

Examples

  • Flags from around the world were pinned to his costume, and he pulled an enormous bookstand that supported a huge open book containing a "Community Chant to Jah."

    Academic text (2001)

  • Here was a swivel bookstand; there was a typewriter table.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • At one window sill, an antique kneeler for praying is now a bookstand.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The library had a wooden bookstand to display the newest arrivals for readers.

  • She placed her favorite novel on the bookstand to read while enjoying her coffee.

  • The museum featured a glass bookstand showcasing rare manuscripts for visitors to admire.

Synonyms

stand
vsbookstand
322 2.5

A piece of furniture that holds or shows things

is specific to holding a book upright and open for reading or display
reading desk
vsbookstand
3.5

A stand with a slanted top that holds a book at a good height for reading or giving a talk

is a simpler upright support for display or keeping a book open

How Stable

lectern
10 6.0
bookstand
2.2
paperclip
6 1.0

Surface Forms

bookstand singular
bookstands plural

Morphology

bookstand = book + stand (transparent) = book + stand

The meaning is clearly the combination of 'book' + 'stand' (a support to hold a book), which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Bookstand is also built from book ('book') and stand ('something that holds things up'), the same idea you see in a music stand, so a bookstand is a support that holds a book upright and open for reading.