BOOKSHELF

bookshelf

(noun) a shelf on which to keep books

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bookshelf (plural bookshelves)

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

Source: Wiktionary


Book"shelf`, n.; pl. Bookshelves (.

Definition: A shelf to hold books.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 April 2024

GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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