Found 1 items, similar to Reading book.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Reading book Reading \Read"ing\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the act of reading; used in reading. [1913 Webster] 2. Addicted to reading; as, a reading community. [1913 Webster] Reading book, a book for teaching reading; a reader. Reading desk, a desk to support a book while reading; esp., a desk used while reading the service in a church. Reading glass, a large lens with more or less magnifying power, attached to a handle, and used in reading, etc. Reading man, one who reads much; hence, in the English universities, a close, industrious student. Reading room, a room appropriated to reading; a room provided with papers, periodicals, and the like, to which persons resort. [1913 Webster]