Associations to the word «Lectern»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
LECTERN, noun. A stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service.
LECTERN, noun. A similar stand to support a lecturer's notes.
Dictionary definition
LECTERN, noun. Desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.