estante

Definitions of estante
  1. noun
    a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books
    synonyms: biblioteca, estantería, librería
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    type of:
    mobiliario, mueble
    furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
  2. noun
    a support for displaying various articles
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    revistero
    a rack for displaying magazines
    atril
    a light stand for holding sheets of printed music
    especiero
    a rack for displaying containers filled with spices
    trípode
    a three-legged rack used for support
    catafalco, túmulo
    a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral
    borriquete, caballete
    an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
    type of:
    apoyo, soporte
    any device that bears the weight of another thing
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