serre-livres
French
noun
Definitions
- bookends (set of two objects designed to keep books upright)
Etymology
Affix from French serrer (tighten, grip, squeeze) + French livre.
Origin
French
livre
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- livre English
- desserrer French
- livre French
- livresque French
- livret French
- resserrer French
- serrage French
- serre-tête French
- serrement French
- serrer French
- serrure French
- libro Spanish, Castilian
- livre Old French
- serrer Old French
- libro Esperanto
- sere Haitian, Haitian Creole
- liv Mauritian Creole
- liv Seychellois Creole