| 单词 | picture book |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspicture book picture book n. and adj. (a) n. a book consisting wholly or partly of pictures, esp. one written for children; (b) adj. characteristic or suggestive of a picture book; excessively pretty. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > kind of book > [noun] > picture book picture book1699 Atlas1875 lookbook1937 the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > picturesque picturesque1705 picturesquish1810 painter-like1845 picture book1922 pintoresque1969 1699 G. Harvey Vanities Philos. & Physick i. 4 The purchase of a Gerard's Herbal, or such like picture Book. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxvii. 338 Rawdon bought the boy plenty of picture-books, and crammed his nursery with toys. 1922 A. Huxley Mortal Coils 201 It's one of those picture-book German towns. 1992 Ships Monthly Apr. 49/1 This is not just another picture book, but a real pictorial history. < as lemmas |
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