English Explanatory Dictionary

emblem book

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A book, of a kind popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe, containing allegorical illustrations with accompanying explanatory text, typically morals or poems.

Word forms

emblem book emblem books emblembook emblem-book
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