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Thursday, August 9, 2007

For Book-Lovers:

Bookrest: a support for a book
Bookstand: a small counter or stall where newspapers, magazines or books are sold
Bookcase: a piece of furniture with shelves for holding books
Book-end: a prop for the end of a row of books
Book Mark: a strip of paper, fabric, leather etc (often decorative) for placing between the pages of a book to mark a particular opening
The Book : The Bible
Bookworm: (a) a hard reader (often applied derogatively to) anyone excessively given to reading. (b) a book louse or the larva of the drugstore beetle, which often attacks books.
Book Scorpion: arachnic of the order Chelonethida, the false scorpion, it feeds probably on book-lice.
Bookman: a scholar; a student
Bookmate: a school-fellow (Shakespearean use)
Book Maker(Bookie): (a) one who makes a living by betting at horse races. (b) one who makes up books from the writings of others.
Book Post: arrangement at the post office for the transmission of books
Book-plate: a printed label generally pasted in the front inside cover of a book, bearing the owner's name etc
Book Oath: an oath made on a sacred book
Writer's Cramp (Scrivener's Palsy): A common disease affecting those in the habit of constant writing, the muscles refusing to obey only when an attempt to write is made
Title Leaf: the leaf on which the title of the book is printed
Title Page: the page of a book containing its title
Title Sheet: the first sheet of a book as printed, containing title, bastard title etc.
Bastard Title: an abbreviated title of a book on an otherwise blank page preceding the full title page
Fly Leaf: a blank leaf at the beginning or end of a book
Spine: the back of a book
Cover: the binding of a book
Pagination: the act of paging a book
(Courtesy: Manorama Yearbook 1998)

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