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booklike — … Useful english dictionary
book — bookless, adj. booklike, adj. /book/, n. 1. a written or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers. 2. a number of sheets of blank or ruled paper bound together for writing,… … Universalium
comic strip — a sequence of drawings, either in color or black and white, relating a comic incident, an adventure or mystery story, etc., often serialized, typically having dialogue printed in balloons, and usually printed as a horizontal strip in daily… … Universalium
fly book — Angling. a booklike case for artificial flies. [1840 50] * * * … Universalium
kaolin — kaolinic, adj. /kay euh lin/, n. a fine white clay used in the manufacture of porcelain. Also, kaoline. [1720 30; < F < Chin (Wade Giles) Kao1ling3, (pinyin) Gaoling mountain in Jiangxi province that yielded the first kaolin sent to Europe (gao… … Universalium
pocketbook — (n.) 1610s, originally a small book meant to be carried in one s pocket, from POCKET (Cf. pocket) (n.) + BOOK (Cf. book) (n.). Meaning a booklike leather folder for papers, bills, etc. is from 1722. Meaning a woman s purse is from 1816 … Etymology dictionary
album — [al′bəm] n. [L, neut. of albus, white: see ELF] 1. a bound or loose leaf book with blank pages for mounting pictures, stamps, etc., or for collecting autographs 2. a) a booklike holder for phonograph records played at 78 revolutions per minute b) … English World dictionary
book — [book] n. [ME bok < OE boc, pl. bec < PGmc * bokiz, beech, beechwood tablets carved with runes < IE * bhagos, beech > BEECH, Gr phagos, L fagus] 1. a) a number of sheets of paper, parchment, etc. with writing or printing on them,… … English World dictionary
fly book — n. a booklike case to hold artificial fishing flies … English World dictionary
pocketbook — n. 1 a notebook. 2 a booklike case for papers or money carried in a pocket. 3 US a purse or handbag. 4 US a paperback or other small book … Useful english dictionary
