Part 1276

<hw>Book"let</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A little book.</def>

<i>T. Arnold.</i>

<h1>Bookmaker</h1> <Xpage=166>

<hw>Book"mak`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who writes and publishes books; especially, one who gathers his materials from other books; a compiler.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Horse Racing)</fld> <def>A betting man who "makes a book." See <cref>To make a book</cref>, under <er>Book</er>, <tt>n.</tt></def>

<h1>Bookman</h1> <Xpage=166>

<hw>Book"man</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Bookmen</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <def>A studious man; a scholar.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Bookmark</h1> <Xpage=166>

<hw>Book"mark`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Something placed in a book to guide in finding a particular page or passage; also, a label in a book to designate the owner; a bookplate.</def>

<h1>Bookmate</h1> <Xpage=166>

<hw>Book"mate`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Book</ets> + <ets>mate</ets>.]</ety> <def>A schoolfellow; an associate in study.</def>

<h1>Bookmonger</h1> <Xpage=166>

<hw>Book"mon`ger</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A dealer in books.</def>

<h1>Book muslin</h1> <Xpage=166>

<hw>Book" mus`lin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <p><b>1.</b> <def>A kind of muslin used for the covers of books.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A kind of thin white muslin for ladies' dresses.</def>

<h1>Bookplate</h1> <Xpage=166>

<hw>Book"plate`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A label, placed upon or in a book, showing its ownership or its position in a library.</def>

<h1>Bookseller</h1> <Xpage=166>

<hw>Book"sell`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who sells books.</def>

<h1>Bookselling</h1> <Xpage=166>

<hw>Book"sell`ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The employment of selling books.</def>

<h1>Bookshelf</h1> <Xpage=166>

<hw>Book"shelf`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Bookshelves</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <def>A shelf to hold books.</def>

<h1>Bookshop</h1> <Xpage=166>

<hw>Book"shop`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A bookseller's shop.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<h1>Bookstall</h1> <Xpage=166>