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bibliopegism

bibliopegism noun: bookbinding.

Noun

bibliopegism (uncountable)

  1. (archaic, rare) Bookbinding.
    • Dibdin's Decameron, Nichol's Literary Anecdotes, and Beloe's Sexagenarian constitute our library of reference for the study of bibliopegism, in the days when "up rose Roger Payne like a star diffusing lustre on all sides, and rejoicing the hearts of all true sons of Bibliomania."1903 March, William Loring Andrews, “Vagaries of Book-collectors”, in The Lamp, volume XXVI (new series), New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner's Sons, page 109, column 1

Synonyms of bibliopegism

Origin of bibliopegism

Borrowed from New Latin bibliopegus (“bookbinder”) + -ism.

Questions about bibliopegism

What does bibliopegism mean?
Bibliopegism means bookbinding.
What part of speech is bibliopegism?
Bibliopegism is a noun.

Words near bibliopegism in the dictionary

  1. bibliomysteries
  2. bibliomystery
  3. bibliopegia
  4. bibliopegic
  5. bibliopegically
  6. bibliopegism
  7. bibliopegist
  8. bibliopegistic
  9. bibliopegistical
  10. bibliopegists
  11. bibliopegy

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