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emblem book

emblem book noun: a book, of a kind popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe, containing allegorical illustrations with accompanying explanatory text, typically morals or poems.

emblem book: a book, of a kind popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe, containing allegorical illustrations...
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Noun

emblem book (plural emblem books)

  1. A book, of a kind popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe, containing allegorical illustrations with accompanying explanatory text, typically morals or poems.

Forms of emblem book

pluralemblem books
alternative formemblembook
alternative formemblem-book

Questions about emblem book

What does emblem book mean?
Emblem book means a book, of a kind popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe, containing allegorical illustrations with accompanying explanatory text, typically morals or poems.
What part of speech is emblem book?
Emblem book is a noun.
What is the plural of emblem book?
The plural of emblem book is emblem books.

Words near emblem book in the dictionary

  1. emblazonments
  2. emblazonries
  3. emblazonry
  4. emblazons
  5. emblem
  6. emblem book
  7. emblem books
  8. emblem-book
  9. emblem-books
  10. emblema
  11. emblemata

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