Bookhouse
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbʊkˌhaʊs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bookhouse is a noun meaning (puristic) A repository for books; a library; a store of books.
Meaning
(puristic) A repository for books; a library; a store of books.
Example Sentences
There were bookhouses, along with stinktanks where you could drink up and listen to awful poetry about extinct animals.
The overall mode of the bookhouses is the same as for the rest of the house: a Free-Style Classicism based on wood construction.
It is ordered by this Court that Mr. Chamblen shall pay and disburse unto Sir John Jolles Knight and Alderman the [sum] of [£200], to be by them expended towards the preparing of free stone for the and beautifiing of A new Councell Chamber and bookhouse.
Finally, all those who love and desire that such schools and languages be established and maintained in the German lands should consider that no effort and expense be spared to provide good libraries or bookhouses, especially in the large cities that are well able to do so.
Word Forms
- bookhouses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bookroom, library, bookshop, bookstore, booketeria, bookstack.
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