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book piles

book piles noun: a representation of a pile of books, designed to decorate a bookplate; a bookplate bearing such a design.

Noun

book piles pl (plural only)

  1. (dated, obsolete, plural, plural-only) A representation of a pile of books, designed to decorate a bookplate; a bookplate bearing such a design.

Questions about book piles

What does book piles mean?
Book piles means a representation of a pile of books, designed to decorate a bookplate; a bookplate bearing such a design.
What part of speech is book piles?
Book piles is a noun.

Words near book piles in the dictionary

  1. book of words
  2. book off
  3. book on
  4. book packet
  5. Book Pahlavi
  6. book piles
  7. book pocket
  8. book pockets
  9. book post
  10. book postage
  11. book price

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