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bookshelf

[book-shelf]

noun

plural

bookshelves 
  1. a shelf for holding books, especially one of several shelves in a bookcase.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bookshelf1

First recorded in 1810–20; book + shelf
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Dr Trowles said the Bible was originally chained to the bookshelves of the abbey library so it could not be removed.

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But maybe you have cherished your Alice Munro novels, and the accusations of abuse from her daughter give you new unease when you look at your bookshelf.

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I made noise intentionally to feel less alone, making broth in the kitchen and shuffling through her bookshelf.

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And a new Lincoln Lawyer thriller will hit bookshelves on Oct.

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Videos of the protests showed protesters vandalising bookshelves by writing "free Palestine".

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