English Explanatory Dictionary

bookplate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A printed piece of paper pasted on one of the pages of a book, most often on the inside front cover, showing ownership and thus deterring theft.
verb
  1. To affix a bookplate to (a book).

Word forms

bookplate bookplates bookplating bookplated

Etymology

From book + plate.

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