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Definition of Lettern
1. n. See Lecturn.
Definition of Lettern
1. Noun. (archaic form of lectern) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lettern
1. a reading desk [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lettern
Literary usage of Lettern
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic Architecture by John Henry Parker (1850)
"A very plain and rather singular example of the revived use of the lettern in
the time of Charles II. It formed part of the furniture of the chancel built ..."
2. A Phraseological Dictionary of Commercial Correspondence in the English by Charles Scholl (1886)
"2 Deutsche lettern (Typen) sind anders, als die römischen. s Diese Officin hat
eine hübsche Auswahl neuer Schriften. ..."
3. Hand-book of Universal Biography by Parke Godwin (1852)
"D. 1767. which may be mentioned " lettern to Babet.'' Boursault was н man of
modest mind and a forgiving spirit. D. 1701. ..."
4. The Ecclesiologist by Ecclesiological Society (1844)
"We see then that a pulpit or lettern at the Chancel-step, ad gradum chori, was
the ancient place. This, however, was not invariably the case, ..."
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