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lectern

[lek-tern] / ˈlɛk tərn /
NOUN
reading desk
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Then there is the faux Lincoln Lectern, a near-exact replica of the one from which President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2015

Notable are three inserts of pages from Rogers' magnificent Oxford Lectern Bible, finished in 1935.

From Time Magazine Archive

Containing 768 items, the collection ranges from the classic Oxford Lectern Bible and some 400 other books to waggish menus, from paintings to a "No Trespassing" sign.

From Time Magazine Archive

He crossed to the Lectern and was conscious that the tourists were whispering together about him.

From The Cathedral by Walpole, Hugh, Sir

The Lectern is of carved wood, of the well-known form in which the book is borne by an eagle’s out-spread wings.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Palmer, G. H. (George Henry)




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