CHAPBOOK

Meaning of CHAPBOOK in English

■ noun

1》 historical a small pamphlet containing tales, ballads, or tracts, sold by pedlars.

2》 N. Amer. a small paper-covered booklet containing poems or fiction.

Origin

C19: from chapman + book .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

CHAPBOOK — noun Etymology: chapman + book Date: 1798 a small book containing ballads, poems, tales, or tracts
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHAPBOOK — ˈchapˌbu̇k noun Etymology: chap man + book 1. : a small book or pamphlet of a kind formerly sold by …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHAPBOOK — (n.) Any small book carried about for sale by chapmen or hawkers. Hence, any small book; a toy book.
Английский словарь Webster
CHAPBOOK — ( n. ) Any small book carried about for sale by chapmen or hawkers. Hence, any small book; a toy …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHAPBOOK — /chap"book'/ , n. 1. a small book or pamphlet of popular tales, ballads, etc., formerly hawked about by chapmen. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHAPBOOK — n. small book (containing stories, ballads, etc.)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHAPBOOK — noun Etymology: chap man + book Date: 1798 : a small book containing ballads, poems, tales, or tracts
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHAPBOOK — noun any small book carried about for sale by chapmen or hawkers. hence, any small book; a toy book.
Webster English vocab
CHAPBOOK — [chap.book] n [chapman + book] (1798): a small book containing ballads, poems, tales, or tracts
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHAPBOOK — small, inexpensive stitched tract formerly sold by itinerant dealers, or chapmen, in western Europe and in North America. Most chapbooks …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHAPBOOK — chapbook BrE AmE ˈtʃæp bʊk § \ -buːk ▷ chapbook|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHAPBOOK — chap ‧ book /ˈtʃæpbʊk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: chapman ( ⇨ ↑ chap (2) ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHAPBOOK — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A late eighteenth century chapbook type of publication, in this case bound. ▪ It printed …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHAPBOOK — небольшая книжка; брошюра дешевое издание народных сказок, баллад, преданий
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHAPBOOK — n 1> небольшая книжка; брошюра 2> дешёвое издание народных сказок, баллад, преданий
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHAPBOOK — (n) брошюра; дешевое издание народных сказок; небольшая книжка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CHAPBOOK — n 1) небольшая книжка; брошюра 2) дешёвое издание народных сказок, баллад, преданий
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CHAPBOOK — n 1> небольшая книжка; брошюра 2> дешёвое издание народных сказок, баллад, преданий
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CHAPBOOK — небольшая книжка; брошюра дешевое издание народных сказок, баллад, преданий
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHAPBOOK — n. Pronunciation: ' chap- ˌ bu ̇ k Function: noun Etymology: chap man + book Date: 1798 : a small …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MACDIARMID, HUGH — orig. Christopher Murray Grieve born Aug. 11, 1892, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scot. died Sept. 9, 1978, Edinburgh Scottish poet. In 1922 …
Английский словарь Британика
GARLAND — I. ˈgärlənd, ˈgȧl- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English gerland, garland, from Middle French garlande, from Old French, perhaps …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ESPIÈGLE — espyegl( ə ), -g(lə) adjective Etymology: French, after Ulespiegle (Till Ulenspiegel or Eulenspiegel), German traditional figure and hero of an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RENAUD DE MONTAUBAN — hero of an Old French chanson de geste of the same name (also known as Les Quatre Fils Aymon [The …
Britannica English vocabulary
ONITSHA MARKET LITERATURE — 20th-century genre of sentimental, moralistic novellas and pamphlets produced by a semiliterate school of writers (students, fledgling journalists, and taxi …
Britannica English vocabulary
MACDIARMID, HUGH — born Aug. 11, 1892, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scot. died Sept. 9, 1978, Edinburgh pseudonym of Christopher Murray Grieve preeminent Scottish poet …
Britannica English vocabulary
CASTILLO, ANA
Britannica English vocabulary
BARNES, DJUNA — born June 12, 1892, Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y., U.S. died June 18?, 1982, New York, N.Y. avant-garde American writer who was a …
Britannica English vocabulary
ACKERMAN, DIANE — born Oct. 7, 1948, Waukegan, Ill., U.S. ne Fink American writer whose works often reflect her interest in natural science. …
Britannica English vocabulary
PRINT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES appeared in print (= has been published ) ▪ Some of the material used …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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