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A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank,
written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many folded and bound
sheets containing continuous printing or writing. |
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A composition, written or printed; a treatise. |
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A part or subdivision of a treatise or literary work; as, the
tenth book of "Paradise Lost." |
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A volume or collection of sheets in which accounts are kept;
a register of debts and credits, receipts and expenditures, etc. |
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Six tricks taken by one side, in the game of whist; in
certain other games, two or more corresponding cards, forming a set. |
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To enter, write, or register in a book or list. |
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To enter the name of (any one) in a book for the purpose
of securing a passage, conveyance, or seat; as, to be booked for
Southampton; to book a seat in a theater. |
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To mark out for; to destine or assign for; as, he is
booked for the valedictory. |