bookrack

[ boo k-rak ]
/ ˈbʊkˌræk /

noun

a support for an open book.
a rack for holding books.

Origin of bookrack

First recorded in 1880–85; book + rack1

Example sentences from the Web for bookrack

  • He leaned now against a bookrack, with his elbow on the top shelf, napping lightly.

    Old Judge Priest |Irvin S. Cobb
  • The accompanying sketch shows a bookrack designed strictly along mission lines.

    Mission Furniture |H. H. Windsor
  • Any of the good mission stains, properly applied, will give a finished appearance to the bookrack.