hornbook

[ hawrn-book ]

/ ˈhɔrnˌbʊk /

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noun

a leaf or page containing the alphabet, religious materials, etc., covered with a sheet of transparent horn and fixed in a frame with a handle, formerly used in teaching children to read.

a primer or book of rudiments.

Origin of hornbook

First recorded in 1580–90; horn + book

Words nearby hornbook

hornbag, hornbeam, hornbill, hornblende, hornblende schist, hornbook, Hornby, horn chair, Horne, horned, horned cucumber

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Example sentences from the Web for hornbook

This may seem like hornbook eighth-grade civics, but it bears repeating.
A Tea Party Shock to the System|Stephen L. Carter|August 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But not to nod over a hornbook at the petty school—not John Shakespeare's son!
A Warwickshire Lad|George Madden Martin
For hornbook and primmer for Jenkins' girle to learn to read, 6d.
Notes and Queries for Worcestershire|John Noake
The printed cardboard battledore was a successor of the hornbook.
Child Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle

And, Captain Borroughcliffe, as you appear to be forgetting the use of your own language, here is even a hornbook for you!
The Pilot|J. Fenimore Cooper
This like the criss-cross row in the hornbook was originally Christ's cross.
Child Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle

British Dictionary definitions for hornbook

hornbook

/ (ˈhɔːnˌbʊk) /

noun

a page bearing a religious text or the alphabet, held in a frame with a thin window of flattened cattle horn over it

any elementary primer

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单词	hornbook
释义	hornbook [ hawrn-book ] / ˈhɔrnˌbʊk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hornbook ON THESAURUS.COM noun a leaf or page containing the alphabet, religious materials, etc., covered with a sheet of transparent horn and fixed in a frame with a handle, formerly used in teaching children to read. a primer or book of rudiments. Origin of hornbook First recorded in 1580–90; horn + book Words nearby hornbook hornbag, hornbeam, hornbill, hornblende, hornblende schist, hornbook, Hornby, horn chair, Horne, horned, horned cucumber Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hornbook This may seem like hornbook eighth-grade civics, but it bears repeating. A Tea Party Shock to the System\|Stephen L. Carter\|August 1, 2011\|DAILY BEAST But not to nod over a hornbook at the petty school—not John Shakespeare's son! A Warwickshire Lad\|George Madden Martin For hornbook and primmer for Jenkins' girle to learn to read, 6d. Notes and Queries for Worcestershire\|John Noake The printed cardboard battledore was a successor of the hornbook. Child Life in Colonial Days\|Alice Morse Earle And, Captain Borroughcliffe, as you appear to be forgetting the use of your own language, here is even a hornbook for you! The Pilot\|J. Fenimore Cooper This like the criss-cross row in the hornbook was originally Christ's cross. Child Life in Colonial Days\|Alice Morse Earle British Dictionary definitions for hornbook hornbook / (ˈhɔːnˌbʊk) / noun a page bearing a religious text or the alphabet, held in a frame with a thin window of flattened cattle horn over it any elementary primer Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hornbook debut, installation, opening, addition, presentation, inauguration, launch, initiation, preface, establishment, influx, ingress, awakening, insertion, primer, lead, prelude, admittance, lead-in, induction
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hornbook

noun

Origin of hornbook

Words nearby hornbook

Example sentences from the Web for hornbook

British Dictionary definitions for hornbook

noun

Words related to hornbook