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bookcase1|ˈbʊkkeɪs|
A case or cupboard for books; a set of bookshelves shut in by doors, glazed or otherwise. Hence ˈbookcased ppl. a., bookcase-maker.
1726in N. & Q. (1942) CLXXXII. 47/1 [A London shop-sign] Desk & Bookcase. James Field, cabinet-maker. 1742Young Nt. Th. v. 257 This book-case, with dark booty almost burst. 1849W. Irving Crayon Misc. 225 On each side of the cabinet were book-cases, well stored with works of romantic fiction. 1861Our Eng. Home 132 During the fifteenth century the introduction of bookcases, as articles of domestic furniture. |