bookshelfn.

Brit.

/ˈbʊkʃɛlf/, U.S.

/ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/

Forms: see book n. and shelf n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: book n., shelf n.¹

Etymology: < book n. + shelf n.¹

A shelf on which books can be stored.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > stand > [noun] > shelf > specific type

manteltree1572

bookshelf1648

chimney-mantle1663

chimney-piece1680

mantel1742

mantelpiece1767

brace1806

mantelshelf1828

mantel-place1842

mantelboard?1881

sub-shelf1889

rick1901

fireboard1907

brace-piece-

bracket-shelf-

1648 Inventory Francis Sibley, Wheathampstead 9 May (Herts. Archives: 119HW10) A greate cupbord, a little glasse cupbord, a booke shelfe, one joyned chaire, [etc.].

1671 in J. A. Johnston Probate Inventories of Lincoln Citizens 1661–1714 (1991) 37 Shop on ye East side of ye streete—press 2 hand presses one plough one—old book shelves and other implyments.

1762 T. Chippendale Gentleman & Cabinet-maker's Director (ed. 3) (title page) Including a variety of..China-cases, China-shelves and Book-shelves.

1818 Ld. Byron Let. to Mr. Murray 11 Apr. in Wks. (1847) IV. 96 Along thy sprucest bookshelves shine The works thou deemest most divine.

1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes vi. 322 We will leave the Polemic stuff of a dead century to lie quiet on its book-shelves.

1930 A. M. Lindbergh Let. 30 July in Hour of Gold (1973) 141 Yesterday I devoured from your bookshelf..The Montessori Mother ; The Everyday Child and its Everyday Problems. They all seem frightfully hipped on the overfondled child and its hard life.

1953 E. Simon Past Masters i. i. 21 The tops of the bookshelves which at waist-height ran along the walls.

2010 G. Shteyngart in New Yorker 14 June 95/3 I counted the volumes on my..bookshelf to make sure that none had been misplaced or used as kindling by my subtenant.

Compounds

attributive (originally U.S.). Designating a type of small, lightweight loudspeaker or (later also) hi-fi system which is designed to fit on a shelf, rather than on the floor, wall, etc.

ΚΠ

1953 High Fidelity Nov. 7/1 Jensen entered the ‘bookshelf’ speaker field with a tiny leather-covered box..which utilized an 8-inch speaker plus a horn-type tweeter.

1969 Pop. Sci. Dec. 107/3 Bookshelf system. Slimline is Harmon-Kardon's word for this new compact music system designed to fit gracefully on a bookshelf.

1973 G. Davey Fun with Hi-Fi iv. 32 Large floor-standing or built-in wall speakers still give the best results, but it is surprising how good the modern ‘book-shelf’ unit can be.

2002 Which? Nov. 59/1 The Best Buy B&W DM303 bookshelf speakers do not have two separate sets of terminals and so can't be biwired.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bookshelf
释义	bookshelfn. Brit. /ˈbʊkʃɛlf/, U.S. /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/ Forms: see book n. and shelf n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: book n., shelf n.¹ Etymology: < book n. + shelf n.¹ A shelf on which books can be stored. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > stand > [noun] > shelf > specific type manteltree1572 bookshelf1648 chimney-mantle1663 chimney-piece1680 mantel1742 mantelpiece1767 brace1806 mantelshelf1828 mantel-place1842 mantelboard?1881 sub-shelf1889 rick1901 fireboard1907 brace-piece- bracket-shelf- 1648 Inventory Francis Sibley, Wheathampstead 9 May (Herts. Archives: 119HW10) A greate cupbord, a little glasse cupbord, a booke shelfe, one joyned chaire, [etc.]. 1671 in J. A. Johnston Probate Inventories of Lincoln Citizens 1661–1714 (1991) 37 Shop on ye East side of ye streete—press 2 hand presses one plough one—old book shelves and other implyments. 1762 T. Chippendale Gentleman & Cabinet-maker's Director (ed. 3) (title page) Including a variety of..China-cases, China-shelves and Book-shelves. 1818 Ld. Byron Let. to Mr. Murray 11 Apr. in Wks. (1847) IV. 96 Along thy sprucest bookshelves shine The works thou deemest most divine. 1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes vi. 322 We will leave the Polemic stuff of a dead century to lie quiet on its book-shelves. 1930 A. M. Lindbergh Let. 30 July in Hour of Gold (1973) 141 Yesterday I devoured from your bookshelf..The Montessori Mother ; The Everyday Child and its Everyday Problems. They all seem frightfully hipped on the overfondled child and its hard life. 1953 E. Simon Past Masters i. i. 21 The tops of the bookshelves which at waist-height ran along the walls. 2010 G. Shteyngart in New Yorker 14 June 95/3 I counted the volumes on my..bookshelf to make sure that none had been misplaced or used as kindling by my subtenant. Compounds attributive (originally U.S.). Designating a type of small, lightweight loudspeaker or (later also) hi-fi system which is designed to fit on a shelf, rather than on the floor, wall, etc. ΚΠ 1953 High Fidelity Nov. 7/1 Jensen entered the ‘bookshelf’ speaker field with a tiny leather-covered box..which utilized an 8-inch speaker plus a horn-type tweeter. 1969 Pop. Sci. Dec. 107/3 Bookshelf system. Slimline is Harmon-Kardon's word for this new compact music system designed to fit gracefully on a bookshelf. 1973 G. Davey Fun with Hi-Fi iv. 32 Large floor-standing or built-in wall speakers still give the best results, but it is surprising how good the modern ‘book-shelf’ unit can be. 2002 Which? Nov. 59/1 The Best Buy B&W DM303 bookshelf speakers do not have two separate sets of terminals and so can't be biwired. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1648
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