Book-case
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Archaic form of bookcase. alt-of, archaic
"On one side of the room was a large coffer, whose carving was worn smooth and shining with time; and on the other was a cumbrous book-case, filled with large and silver-clasped tomes."
Example
More examples"On one side of the room was a large coffer, whose carving was worn smooth and shining with time; and on the other was a cumbrous book-case, filled with large and silver-clasped tomes."
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