reading desk
noun
a desk for use in reading, especially by a person standing.
a lectern in a church.
Origin of reading desk
1First recorded in 1695–1705
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How to use reading desk in a sentence
In 1848 a new chancel was built; and afterwards a dash of Christian patriotism resulted in a new pulpit and reading desk.
Our Churches and Chapels | AtticusIn the reading desk Mr Wood gets through his work quickly and with a good voice.
Our Churches and Chapels | AtticusAt one side of the chancel arch there is a reading desk, which looks piously at a pulpit, made just like it, on the opposite side.
Our Churches and Chapels | AtticusThe reading-desk and the pulpit are placed opposite each other, and at the sides of the chancel.
Our Churches and Chapels | AtticusUntil recently there were two wooden gas stands at the sides of the reading desk.
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