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bookplate
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book·plate  (bkplt)
n.
A label bearing the owner's name or other identification that is pasted usually on the inside cover of a book. Also called ex libris.
bookplate [ˈbʊkˌpleɪt]
n
(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a label bearing the owner's name and an individual design or coat of arms, pasted into a book
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Noun1.bookplatebookplate - a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted
ex libris
gummed label, paster, sticker - an adhesive label
Translations
bookplate [ˈbʊkpleɪt] N → ex libris m
bookplate [ˈbʊkˌpleɪt] n → ex libris m inv
bookplate [ˈbʊkˌpleɪt] n → ex libris m inv


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