Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The art of binding books.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun rare The art of binding books.

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  • noun The art of bookbinding.

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek βιβλίον (biblion, "book") and πηγία (pegia), from πήγνυμι (pēgnumi, "fasten").

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  • Joe’s sinned so much against property

    Th court now is begging he cop a plea.

    His record’s immense!

    With one more offense

    His rap sheet will need bibliopegy.

    February 8, 2018