单词 | philobiblian |
释义 | philobibliann.adj. rare. A book-lover. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1753 Night Thoughts among Tombs (title page) Printed for W. Heard, at the Philobiblians Library. 1761 (title) George Colman, Esq; analysed; being a vindication of his Jealous Wife against his malicious aspersions. With a dedication to the celebrated Philobiblian. B. adj. Fond of books; devoted to literature. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > bibliophily or bibliomania > [adjective] philobiblian1755 bibliomaniacal1822 bibliomaniac1834 bibliophilous1882 philobiblic1885 philobiblical1896 1755 Connoisseur No. 86. ⁋2 My method has since been to visit the Philobiblian libraries. a1794 W. Jones in Wks. (1810) II. 198 Three elephants..call, But they no western tongue could speak; Tho' once, at Philobiblian stall, Fame says a brother jabber'd Greek. 1950 G. Highet Art Teaching 128 He finished off by a few airy references to pieces of research just concluded, to arguments carried on last week at the Philobiblian Society. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1753 |
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