Definition of book

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Book (n.) A part or subdivision of a treatise or literary work; as, the tenth book of Paradise Lost..

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Botany :: Botany (a. & n.) A book which treats of the science of botany.
Bibliophilist :: Bibliophilist (n.) A lover of books.
Erebus :: Erebus (n.) A place of nether darkness, being the gloomy space through which the souls passed to Hades. See Milton's Paradise Lost, Book II., line 883..
Dummy :: Dummy (n.) An imitation or copy of something, to be used as a substitute; a model; a lay figure; as, a figure on which clothing is exhibited in shop windows; a blank paper copy used to show the size of the future book, etc..
Illuminator :: Illuminator (n.) One whose occupation is to adorn books, especially manuscripts, with miniatures, borders, etc. See Illuminate, v. t., 3..
Incunabulum :: Incunabulum (n.) A work of art or of human industry, of an early epoch; especially, a book printed before a. d. 1500..
Pamphlet :: Pamphlet (n.) A small book consisting of a few sheets of printed paper, stitched together, often with a paper cover, but not bound; a short essay or written discussion, usually on a subject of current interest..
Bible :: Bible (n.) A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion; as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan Bible..
Book-learned :: Book-learned (a.) Versed in books; having knowledge derived from books.
Bibliopegistic :: Bibliopegistic (a.) Pertaining to the art of binding books.
Docket :: Docket (n.) An abridged entry of a judgment or proceeding in an action, or register or such entries; a book of original, kept by clerks of courts, containing a formal list of the names of parties, and minutes of the proceedings, in each case in court..
Bookstand :: Bookstand (n.) A stand to hold books for reading or reference.
Tome :: Tome (n.) As many writings as are bound in a volume, forming part of a larger work; a book; -- usually applied to a ponderous volume..
Gouge :: Gouge (n.) A bookbinder's tool for blind tooling or gilding, having a face which forms a curve..
Black-letter :: Black-letter (a.) Written or printed in black letter; as, a black-letter manuscript or book..
Alluminor :: Alluminor (n.) An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner.
Handbook :: Handbook (n.) A book of reference, to be carried in the hand; a manual; a guidebook..
Black Book :: Black book () A book kept for the purpose of registering the names of persons liable to censure or punishment, as in the English universities, or the English armies..
Intersperse :: Intersperse (v. t.) To scatter or set here and there among other things; to insert at intervals; as, to intersperse pictures in a book..
Dedication :: Dedication (n.) An address to a patron or friend, prefixed to a book, testifying respect, and often recommending the work to his special protection and favor..
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