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rag book

rag book noun: a book with pages made from fabric, usually cotton, designed to be used by young children.

Noun

rag book (plural rag books)

  1. A book with pages made from fabric, usually cotton, designed to be used by young children.
    • I question the longevity of most books issued in these days, but I am never in doubt about these rag books; they are immortal.1910, T.P.'s Weekly, volume 16, page 785
    • I have a warm and happy memory of my own well-washed and well-thumbed rag book with its picture of Spot the dog, a chicken, a spinning top and building blocks. Certainly a rag book should be washable and non-toxic.1997, Maurice Saxby, Books in the Life of a Child, →ISBN, page 177

Forms of rag book

pluralrag books
alternative formragbook

Origin of rag book

Patented by the Dean's Rag Book Company in 1903.

Questions about rag book

What does rag book mean?
Rag book means a book with pages made from fabric, usually cotton, designed to be used by young children.
What part of speech is rag book?
Rag book is a noun.
What is the plural of rag book?
The plural of rag book is rag books.

Words near rag book in the dictionary

  1. rag and bone men
  2. Rag and Famish
  3. rag bagger
  4. rag baggers
  5. rag bolt
  6. rag book
  7. rag books
  8. rag day
  9. rag days
  10. rag doll
  11. rag dolls

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