a late 18th-century low wooden stand with partitions for holding cutlery and plates: often mounted on casters
2.
a similar 19th-century stand used for holding sheet music, music books, or magazines
Canterbury in British English
(ˈkæntəbərɪ, -brɪ)
noun
1.
a city in SE England, in E Kent: starting point for St Augustine's mission to England (597 ad); cathedral where St Thomas à Becket was martyred (1170); seat of the archbishop and primate of England; seat of the University of Kent (1965). Pop: 43 552 (2001)
Latin name: Durovernum (ˌduːrəʊˈvɜːnəm, ˌdjʊə-)
2.
a regional council area of New Zealand, on E central South Island on Canterbury Bight: mountainous with coastal lowlands; agricultural. Chief town: Christchurch. Pop: 520 500 (2004 est). Area: 43 371 sq km (16 742 sq miles)
Canterbury in American English
(ˈkæntərˌbɛri; ˈkæntərbəri)
city in Kent, SE England; seat of the primate of the Church of England; county district pop. 124,000
Word lists with
canterbury
cross, cupboard
All related terms of 'canterbury'
Canterbury bell
a campanulaceous biennial European plant, Campanula medium , widely cultivated for its blue, violet , or white flowers
Canterbury lamb
New Zealand lamb exported chilled or frozen to the United Kingdom
Canterbury bells
a cultivated bellflower ( Campanula medium ) with white, pink , or blue cuplike flowers
Canterbury Tales
an unfinished literary work by Chaucer , largely in verse, consisting of stories told by pilgrims on their way to the shrine of St. Thomas à Becket at Canterbury
Canterbury Pilgrims
the pilgrims whose stories are told in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales
a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century. Each story is narrated by one of a group of pilgrims who are travelling to Canterbury Cathedral to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket