Bookshelves

/ˈbʊkˌʃɛlvz/ noun

Shelves or a piece of furniture designed for storing and displaying books.

Compound word from 'book' (Old English 'boc,' originally a beech tree whose wood was used for tablets) plus 'shelf' (from Middle Low German 'schelf'). The compound is straightforward: a shelf for books.

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