blue book
blue book noun: a book of statistics or almanac, usually published by an agency or as a trade publication.
Noun
blue book (plural blue books)
- A book of statistics or almanac, usually published by an agency or as a trade publication.
- "I was the flail of the Lord up in those parts, I may tell you, though you won't find it in any Blue-book."1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blue, book.
Forms of blue book
| plural | blue books |
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Origin of blue book
The term dates back to the 15th century, when large blue velvet-covered books were used for record-keeping by the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Questions about blue book
- What does blue book mean?
- Blue book means a book of statistics or almanac, usually published by an agency or as a trade publication.
- What part of speech is blue book?
- Blue book is a noun.
- What is the plural of blue book?
- The plural of blue book is blue books.
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