"bookrest" meaning in English

See bookrest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: bookrests [plural]
Etymology: From book + rest. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|book|rest}} book + rest Head templates: {{en-noun}} bookrest (plural bookrests)
  1. A support used to maintain a book or sheet when reading. Coordinate_terms: lectern Translations (support used to maintain a book): leggio (Italian), رحله (rahle) (Ottoman Turkish), bokstöd [neuter] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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        [
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "support used to maintain a book",
          "word": "leggio"
        },
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      "word": "leggio"
    },
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      "code": "ota",
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      "sense": "support used to maintain a book",
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    },
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "support used to maintain a book",
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      ],
      "word": "bokstöd"
    }
  ],
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}

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