storybook

storybook
As in a story for children; pleasant and idealized, or having a happy conclusion.

I remember one couple that truly created their own storybook wedding by selecting a remote waterfall as their wedding location.

2. noun
A book containing stories, especially childrens stories.

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  • Storybook — Тип …   Википедия

  • storybook — [stôr′ēbook΄] n. a book of stories, esp. one for children adj. typical of romantic tales in storybooks [storybook ending] …   English World dictionary

  • Storybook — Sto ry*book , n. A book containing stories, or short narratives, either true or false. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • storybook — [[t]stɔ͟ːribʊk[/t]] storybooks 1) N COUNT A storybook is a book of stories for children. As a child she learned to draw by tracing pictures out of her mother s old storybooks. ...two of her favourite storybook characters. 2) ADJ: ADJ n A… …   English dictionary

  • storybook — 1 noun (C) a book of stories for children: a creature standing in front of us like something out of a storybook 2 adjective a storybook ending/romance etc an ending etc that is so happy or perfect that it is like one in a children s story: I… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • storybook — I UK [ˈstɔːrɪˌbʊk] / US [ˈstɔrɪˌbʊk] noun [countable] Word forms storybook : singular storybook plural storybooks a book containing one or more stories for children II UK [ˈstɔːrɪˌbʊk] / US [ˈstɔrɪˌbʊk] adjective very good, in a way that does not …   English dictionary

  • storybook — sto|ry|book1 [ stɔri,buk ] noun count a book containing one or more stories for children storybook sto|ry|book 2 [ stɔri,buk ] adjective very good, in a way that does not seem real: a storybook romance …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • storybook — sto•ry•book [[t]ˈstɔr iˌbʊk, ˈstoʊr [/t]] n. 1) lit. a book that contains a story or stories, esp. for children 2) idealized in the manner of a storybook: a storybook romance[/ex] • Etymology: 1705–15 …   From formal English to slang

  • storybook — I. noun Date: 1711 a book of stories usually for children II. adjective Date: 1844 fairy tale < a storybook romance > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • storybook — /ˈstɔribʊk/ (say stawreebook) noun 1. a book containing a story or stories, fiction or nonfiction, especially for children. –adjective 2. of or relating to childish fiction: he lives in a storybook world. {story1 + book} …  

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