Definition of book

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Book (n.) A composition, written or printed; a treatise..

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Passage :: Passage (v. i.) A particular portion constituting a part of something continuous; esp., a portion of a book, speech, or musical composition; a paragraph; a clause..
Cover :: Cover (n.) Anything which is laid, set, or spread, upon, about, or over, another thing; an envelope; a lid; as, the cover of a book..
Sentence :: Sentence (n.) A philosophical or theological opinion; a dogma; as, Summary of the Sentences; Book of the Sentences..
Back :: Back (v. i.) To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back books..
Glair :: Glair (a.) The white of egg. It is used as a size or a glaze in bookbinding, for pastry, etc..
Lore :: Lore (v. t.) That which is or may be learned or known; the knowledge gained from tradition, books, or experience; often, the whole body of knowledge possessed by a people or class of people, or pertaining to a particular subject; as, the lore of the Egyptians; priestly lore; legal lore; folklore..
Exemplar :: Exemplar (n.) A copy of a book or writing.
Emendation :: Emendation (n.) Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document; as, the book might be improved by judicious emendations..
Black Book :: Black book () A book of admiralty law, of the highest authority, compiled in the reign of Edw. III..
Bibliopegist :: Bibliopegist (n.) A bookbinder.
Bibliotaphist :: Bibliotaphist (n.) One who hides away books, as in a tomb..
Exemplary :: Exemplary (n.) An exemplar; also, a copy of a book or writing..
Dispensatory :: Dispensatory (n.) A book or medicinal formulary containing a systematic description of drugs, and of preparations made from them. It is usually, but not always, distinguished from a pharmacop/ia in that it issued by private parties, and not by an official body or by government..
Yearbook :: Yearbook (n.) A book published yearly; any annual report or summary of the statistics or facts of a year, designed to be used as a reference book; as, the Congregational Yearbook..
Diurnal :: Diurnal (a.) A daybook; a journal.
Canon :: Canon (n.) In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order..
Ornithology :: Ornithology (n.) A treatise or book on this science.
Double :: Double (a.) To make of two thicknesses or folds by turning or bending together in the middle; to fold one part upon another part of; as, to double the leaf of a book, and the like; to clinch, as the fist; -- often followed by up; as, to double up a sheet of paper or cloth..
Vigesimo-quarto :: Vigesimo-quarto (a.) Having twenty-four leaves to a sheet; as, a vigesimo-quarto form, book, leaf, size, etc..
Book :: Book (v. t.) To enter the name of (any one) in a book for the purpose of securing a passage, conveyance, or seat; as, to be booked for Southampton; to book a seat in a theater..
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