grangerize

grangerize
verb /ˈɡreɪnʒəraɪz/
To illustrate a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for ones own use.

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  • Grangerize — Gran ger*ize, v. t. & i. To collect (illustrations from books) for decoration of other books. G. A. Sala. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grangerize — [grān′jər īz΄] vt. grangerized, grangerizing [after J. Granger, author of a Biographical History of England (1769), which included blank pages for such illustrations] Rare 1. to illustrate (a book already printed) with engravings, prints, etc.… …   English World dictionary

  • Grangerize —    The words grangerize (to add illustrations to a book) and grangerism (the practice of the same) are eponymous from the name of an English vicar who, in 1769, published a six volume tome titled Biographical History of England from Egbert the… …   Dictionary of eponyms

  • grangerize — grangerism, n. grangerization, n. grangerizer, n. /grayn jeuh ruyz /, v.t., grangerized, grangerizing. 1. to augment the illustrative content of (a book) by inserting additional prints, drawings, engravings, etc., not included in the original… …   Universalium

  • Grangerize — Дополнительно иллюстрировать (книгу); иллюстрировать (книгу) гравюрами и картинами, взятыми из других книг …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • grangerize — v. illustrate with additional pictures …   English contemporary dictionary

  • grangerize — gran·ger·ize …   English syllables

  • grangerize —   v.t. illustrate, especially by interleaving, with additional pictures.    ♦ grangerism, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • grangerize — …   Useful english dictionary

  • grangerisation — noun /ˈɡreɪnʒərɪˌzeɪʃən/ a) The act of illustrating a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for ones own use. b) A book illustrated by this process. See Also: grangerise, grangerize …   Wiktionary

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