noun
Archaic term for a shelf used to display goods in a store. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by words like 陳列棚 or 商品棚.
江戸時代の商家では、店棚に商品を並べて客に見せた。
In merchant houses of the Edo period, goods were displayed on the shop shelf for customers to see.
noun
Only when written 見世棚
Archaic term for a store or shop, usually written as 見世棚. The modern word is 店 (みせ).
古い文献では、見世棚が商家を指すことがある。
In old documents, 見世棚 sometimes refers to a merchant's shop.
Compound of 店 (みせ, 'store') and 棚 (たな, 'shelf'). The reading みせだな is a straightforward combination. The spelling 見世棚 uses older kanji for みせ.