Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A book containing recipes and other information about the preparation of food.
- noun A manual that describes how to assemble and deploy a biological or chemical weapon.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A book containing recipes and instructions for cooking.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun U.S. A book of directions and receipts for cooking; a cookery book.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A book or an
encyclopedia ofrecipes andcookery tips .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a book of recipes and cooking directions
Etymologies
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Examples
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This cookbook is a great resource for these fruit desserts because it seems to cover all of them.
Rustic Fruit Desserts: Crumbles, Buckles, Cobblers, Pandowdies, and More | Baking Bites 2009
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For bakers and cooks, or those who are reasonably likely to spend some time in the kitchen, a cookbook is a great and easy to find gift idea.
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Your cookbook is at the top of my Christmas list this year.
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I think creating a cookbook is a great resolution.
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For people who are trying to cope, medication-free, without dairy products in their diet, this cookbook is an essential purchase.
Top Ten Bestsellers - #5 Steve Carper 2008
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This cookbook is the one item my parents own that both my sister and I have adamantly laid claim to.
ow. 2006
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For me, buying a cookbook is at times a difficult endeavour.
Frollicking in Belgium with some Earl Grey cookies.. IMBB #17 Michele 2005
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This cookbook is a collection of family, personal and regional recipes that Ms. Rawlings liked to cook, and she was apparently a very good cook indeed.
Cross Creek Cornbread Lindy 2005
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For me, buying a cookbook is at times a difficult endeavour.
My first Keller creation.. Michele 2005
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The cookbook is divided up into chapters by type and stars out with chocolate chip cookies, including recipes like Toffee Chip Snickerdoodles alongside more classic sounding cookies.
hernesheir commented on the word cookbook
One of my favorite cookbooks is Copeland Marks' tome Sephardic Cooking.
March 23, 2011