block-bookn.

Etymology: < block n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈblock-book.

†1. A book of wooden tablets. Obsolete.

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society > communication > book > kind of book > book of specific form or colour > [noun] > made of specific material

block-book1738

parchmentarian1808

skin book1820

bamboo-book1877

1738 E. Chambers Cycl. (ed. 2) at Book Block Books..those written on wooden planks or tablets, smoothed for that purpose with an ascia and plane.

2. A book printed from engraved wooden blocks.

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society > communication > printing > printed matter > [noun] > matter printed from block

block-book1816

1816 S. W. Singer Researches Hist. Playing Cards 109 These Block books excited the idea of the invention of moveable characters.

1859 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 522 The design and execution are very superior to those of the St. Christopher and the block-books.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

block-bookv.

Brit.

/ˌblɒkˈbʊk/, U.S.

/ˌblɑkˈbʊk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: block n.¹, book v.

Etymology: < block n.¹ + book v., after block booking n.

transitive. To make a block booking (block booking n. 2) of (hotel rooms, tickets, seats, etc.); to place such a booking in (a hotel, theatre, etc.). Occasionally in passive: to be in possession of a room, ticket, etc., obtained by block booking.

1958 Daily Tel. 18 Jan. 5/2 When a foreign holiday is very low-priced, it is probably due to a special train or bus being block-booked.

1998 Gay Times Aug. 108/1 The Dutch organisers pre-empted demand by reserving many schools and colleges for team use for the duration of the games. Hotels have also been block-booked.

2005 D. Koontz Velocity (2006) lxix. 442 The sixteen artists and artisans who were building the mural..did not live on site. They were block-booked for six months at the Vineyard Hills Inn.

2021 Liverpool Echo (Nexis) 25 Oct. They block booked hotels, secured en-suite apartments, took over student halls and found rooms in bed and breakfasts.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	block-book
释义	block-bookn. Etymology: < block n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈblock-book. †1. A book of wooden tablets. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > kind of book > book of specific form or colour > [noun] > made of specific material block-book1738 parchmentarian1808 skin book1820 bamboo-book1877 1738 E. Chambers Cycl. (ed. 2) at Book Block Books..those written on wooden planks or tablets, smoothed for that purpose with an ascia and plane. 2. A book printed from engraved wooden blocks. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > printed matter > [noun] > matter printed from block block-book1816 1816 S. W. Singer Researches Hist. Playing Cards 109 These Block books excited the idea of the invention of moveable characters. 1859 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 522 The design and execution are very superior to those of the St. Christopher and the block-books. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019). block-bookv. Brit. /ˌblɒkˈbʊk/, U.S. /ˌblɑkˈbʊk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: block n.¹, book v. Etymology: < block n.¹ + book v., after block booking n. transitive. To make a block booking (block booking n. 2) of (hotel rooms, tickets, seats, etc.); to place such a booking in (a hotel, theatre, etc.). Occasionally in passive: to be in possession of a room, ticket, etc., obtained by block booking. Π 1958 Daily Tel. 18 Jan. 5/2 When a foreign holiday is very low-priced, it is probably due to a special train or bus being block-booked. 1998 Gay Times Aug. 108/1 The Dutch organisers pre-empted demand by reserving many schools and colleges for team use for the duration of the games. Hotels have also been block-booked. 2005 D. Koontz Velocity (2006) lxix. 442 The sixteen artists and artisans who were building the mural..did not live on site. They were block-booked for six months at the Vineyard Hills Inn. 2021 Liverpool Echo (Nexis) 25 Oct. They block booked hotels, secured en-suite apartments, took over student halls and found rooms in bed and breakfasts. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1738v.1958
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