Absey-book (n.) An A-B-C book |
Account book () A book in which accounts are kept. |
Bank book () A book kept by a depositor, in which an officer of a bank enters the debits and credits of the depositor's account with the bank. |
Bill book () A book in which a person keeps an account of his notes, bills, bills of exchange, etc., thus showing all that he issues and receives. |
Black book () One of several books of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes |
Black book () A book compiled in the twelfth century, containing a description of the court of exchequer of England, an official statement of the revenues of the crown, etc. |
Black book () A book containing details of the enormities practiced in the English monasteries and religious houses, compiled by order of their visitors under Henry VIII., to hasten their dissolution. |
Black book () A book of admiralty law, of the highest authority, compiled in the reign of Edw. III. |
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. |
Black book () Any book which treats of necromancy. |
Block book () A book printed from engraved wooden blocks instead of movable types. |
Blue book () A parliamentary publication, so called from its blue paper covers. |
Blue book () The United States official "Biennial Register." |
Book (n.) A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together |
Book (n.) A composition, written or printed |
Book (n.) A part or subdivision of a treatise or literary work |
Book (n.) A volume or collection of sheets in which accounts are kept |
Book (n.) Six tricks taken by one side, in the game of whist |
Book (v. t.) To enter, write, or register in a book or list. |
Book (v. t.) To enter the name of (any one) in a book for the purpose of securing a passage, conveyance, or seat |
Book (v. t.) To mark out for |
Book-learned (a.) Versed in books |
Book muslin () A kind of muslin used for the covers of books. |
Book muslin () A kind of thin white muslin for ladies' dresses. |
Chain stitch () An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain |
Chain stitch () A stitch in which the looping of the thread or threads forms a chain on the under side of the work |
Cross-stitch (n.) A form of stitch, where the stitches are diagonal and in pairs, the thread of one stitch crossing that of the other. |
Lock stitch () A peculiar sort of stitch formed by the locking of two threads together, as in the work done by some sewing machines. See Stitch. |
News-book (n.) A newspaper. |
Prompt-book (n.) The book used by a prompter of a theater. |
Stitch (v. i.) A single pass of a needle in sewing |
Stitch (v. i.) A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting |
Stitch (v. i.) A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle |
Stitch (v. i.) A local sharp pain |
Stitch (v. i.) A contortion, or twist. |
Stitch (v. i.) Any least part of a fabric or dress |
Stitch (v. i.) A furrow. |
Stitch (v. t.) To form stitches in |
Stitch (v. t.) To sew, or unite together by stitches |
Stitch (v. t.) To form land into ridges. |
Stitch (v. i.) To practice stitching, or needlework. |
Text-book (n.) A book with wide spaces between the lines, to give room for notes. |
Text-book (n.) A volume, as of some classical author, on which a teacher lectures or comments |
book fair bookfair | bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause |
book scorpion Chelifer cancroides | minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers |
booklouse book louse deathwatch Liposcelis divinatorius | minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers |
bargello flame stitch | needlepoint embroidery stitch that produces zigzag lines |
baste basting basting stitch tacking | a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together |
binding book binding cover back | the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book, the book had a leather binding |
blanket stitch | a strong reinforcing stitch for edges of blanket and other thick material, similar to buttonhole stitch |
book volume | physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together, he used a large book as a doorstop |
book | a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge, he bought a book of stamps |
book bag | a bag in which students carry their books |
buttonhole stitch | a reinforcing looped stitch for edges, as around a buttonhole |
chain stitch | a looped stitch resembling the links of a chain, used in embroidery and in sewing |
chain stitch | the most basic of all crochet stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop |
coffee-table book | an elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table |
coloring book | a picture book with line drawings intended to be colored with crayons by children |
crochet stitch | any one of a number of stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop with a crochet needle |
cross-stitch | embroidery done with pairs of stitches that cross each other |
cross-stitch | two stitches forming a cross or X |
double crochet double stitch | a kind of crochet stitch |
fagot stitch faggot stitch | the stitch that ties a group of parallel threads together in fagoting |
fake book | a fake in the form of an imitation book, used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly |
garter stitch | a knitting stitch that results in a pattern of horizontal ridges formed by knitting both sides (instead of purling one side) |
half cross stitch | a single cross stitch at a diagonal |
hemming-stitch | a stitch used in sewing hems on skirts and dresses |
knit knit stitch plain plain stitch | a basic knitting stitch |
knitting stitch | a stitch taken in knitting |
lazy daisy stitch | long chain stitches arranged in flower patterns |
machine stitch sewing-machine stitch | a sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using more than one thread |
order book | a book in which customers' orders are entered, usually makes multiple copies of the order |
overhand stitch | a stitch passing over an edge vertically |
paperback book paper-back book paperback softback book softback softover book softover | a book with paper covers |
petit point tent stitch | a small diagonal needlepoint stitch |
picture book | a book consisting chiefly of pictures |
pocketbook pocket book pocket edition | pocket-sized paperback book |
purl purl stitch | a basic knitting stitch |
running stitch | small, even, hand stitches run in and out |
saddle stitch | a decorative overcast or running stitch, especially in a contrasting color |
safety match book matches | a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface |
satin stitch | flat stitches worked so closely as to resemble satin |
sewing stitch embroidery stitch | a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather |
shell stitch | a crochet stitch |
single crochet single stitch | a crochet stitch |
slip stitch | a loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric, designed to be invisible from the right side |
stitch | a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing |
stockinette stitch | knitting stitch having alternate rows of knit stitches and purl stitches, producing a fabric as for stockings |
talking book | sound recording of someone reading a book, frequently used by blind people |
book lung | organ in many arachnids containing many thin folds of membrane resembling the leaves of a book |
mystery enigma secret closed book | something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained, how it got out is a mystery, it remains one of nature's secrets |
book | a major division of a long written composition, the book of Isaiah |
codex leaf-book | an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll) |