单词 | newspaper stand |
释义 | > as lemmasnewspaper stand newspaper stand n. (a) a piece of furniture on which newspapers are supported for reading; (b) a stall at which newspapers are sold. ΚΠ 1845 Manchester Guardian 28 June 8/5 Mr. Fullalove has been instructed to sell by auction..eight handsome chairs;..rosewood newspaper stand; [etc.]. 1849 Morning Post 20 Jan. 1/1 Eastern Counties Railway.—The Directors are willing to receive tenders..for renting the newspaper stands at this Station and at the other Stations on the Line. 1869 Staffordshire Sentinel 30 Oct. 7/1 30 Oct. 7/1 The Free Library and News-room are located in the large room to the left of the entrance... Near the door is a newspaper stand, capable of holding eight newspapers. 1893 W. K. Post Harvard Stories 31 At a news-paper stand he bought all the picture papers. 1910 Hastings & St. Leonards Observer 7 May 6/3 Messrs. Dawson & Harden will sell by auction..household furniture, comprising:—Bedroom suites in oak,..enclosed washstand, brass newspaper stands, floor and table lamps. 1955 Littlehampton Gaz. 8 July 2/3 The town Library is to have a really new look... The issue desk is also to be larger,..the partition leading to it being used as a newspaper stand. 1999 Scotl. on Sunday (Electronic ed.) 5 Dec. Parents..can't cover their children's eyes every time they pass an advertising hoarding or newspaper stand. 2011 D. Ó Donghaile Blasted Lit. i. 38 Its [sc. the story's] final explosion, occurring on a train platform by a newspaper stand and among a crowd of onlookers, is loaded with self-reflexive and symbolic meaning. < as lemmas |
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