guestbookn.

Brit.

/ˈɡɛstbʊk/, U.S.

/ˈɡɛstbʊk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: guest n., book n.

Etymology: < guest n. + book n.

1. A book detailing the visitors or guests at a particular place or event; esp. a book in which a visitors to a domestic residence, a tourist attraction, etc., can leave their names, addresses, and comments. Cf. visitors' book n. at visitor n. Compounds.

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society > communication > record > written record > register or record book > [noun] > other types of registers

Domesday Book1178

register1426

white bookc1432

town booka1547

christening book1558

muster1565

minute-book1566

Domes-booke1610

Newgate Calendar1686

time book1786

press book1808

provision book1840

visitors' book1846

guestbook1849

poison book1870

poison register1894

war diary1917

sign-in1966

1849 J. Brougham in Graham's Mag. Feb. 116/2 He plunged into the mysteries of the guest-book, where, alas! for Araminta Blodgers, and for true love! the first name he saw was that of Mrs. Skinnington, the rich widow from his own immediate neighborhood.

1890 Amer. Stationer 10 Apr. 850/3 Owners of fine country residences will, this coming season. introduce a ‘guest book’. It is to be a large morocco bound volume, and on each azure printed page a guest will register his or her name.

1903 Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer 6 Nov. 1/3 While the guests were busy inscribing their names in the guest book..Mr. and Mrs. Lynch..slipped out through the back yard.

1939 N. Waln Reaching for Stars x. 201 His signature is the first in the ‘new’ guestbook, the one we signed.

1961 Times 15 July 10/1 The inspector's final comment is an admirable solution to the problem of what to write in guest-books.

2003 N.Y. Times 1 June i. 12/5 He inscribed the words ‘never forget’ in a guest book, and alighted his motorcade to return to Krakow.

2. Computing. A facility on a website, etc., which records the details of anyone who visits the site; spec. one which allows visitors to leave comments about the site.

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1992 Administrative Tool, Kind Of in alt.gopher (Usenet newsgroup) 26 Apr. Next, pick a path and name for your guestbook (the file which records sites which have hit on you). Leave it empty (“”) if you don't want a guestbook.

1999 Patchwork & Quilting Feb. 47/1 The simplest way to be heard is probably via a ‘guestbook’... These work just like a real guestbook—visitors to a website may leave comments or read the comments left by others.

2002 Createonline Nov. 13 (advt.) You can manage your files on-line, install discussion boards and guest books in seconds, take complete control of all your e-mail and password-protect directories.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	guestbook
释义	guestbookn. Brit. /ˈɡɛstbʊk/, U.S. /ˈɡɛstbʊk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: guest n., book n. Etymology: < guest n. + book n. 1. A book detailing the visitors or guests at a particular place or event; esp. a book in which a visitors to a domestic residence, a tourist attraction, etc., can leave their names, addresses, and comments. Cf. visitors' book n. at visitor n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > written record > register or record book > [noun] > other types of registers Domesday Book1178 register1426 white bookc1432 town booka1547 christening book1558 muster1565 minute-book1566 Domes-booke1610 Newgate Calendar1686 time book1786 press book1808 provision book1840 visitors' book1846 guestbook1849 poison book1870 poison register1894 war diary1917 sign-in1966 1849 J. Brougham in Graham's Mag. Feb. 116/2 He plunged into the mysteries of the guest-book, where, alas! for Araminta Blodgers, and for true love! the first name he saw was that of Mrs. Skinnington, the rich widow from his own immediate neighborhood. 1890 Amer. Stationer 10 Apr. 850/3 Owners of fine country residences will, this coming season. introduce a ‘guest book’. It is to be a large morocco bound volume, and on each azure printed page a guest will register his or her name. 1903 Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer 6 Nov. 1/3 While the guests were busy inscribing their names in the guest book..Mr. and Mrs. Lynch..slipped out through the back yard. 1939 N. Waln Reaching for Stars x. 201 His signature is the first in the ‘new’ guestbook, the one we signed. 1961 Times 15 July 10/1 The inspector's final comment is an admirable solution to the problem of what to write in guest-books. 2003 N.Y. Times 1 June i. 12/5 He inscribed the words ‘never forget’ in a guest book, and alighted his motorcade to return to Krakow. 2. Computing. A facility on a website, etc., which records the details of anyone who visits the site; spec. one which allows visitors to leave comments about the site. ΚΠ 1992 Administrative Tool, Kind Of in alt.gopher (Usenet newsgroup) 26 Apr. Next, pick a path and name for your guestbook (the file which records sites which have hit on you). Leave it empty (“”) if you don't want a guestbook. 1999 Patchwork & Quilting Feb. 47/1 The simplest way to be heard is probably via a ‘guestbook’... These work just like a real guestbook—visitors to a website may leave comments or read the comments left by others. 2002 Createonline Nov. 13 (advt.) You can manage your files on-line, install discussion boards and guest books in seconds, take complete control of all your e-mail and password-protect directories. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1849
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