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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.bookplate - a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pastedbookplate - a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted
gummed label, paster, sticker - an adhesive label
Translations
bookplate [ˈbʊkpleɪt] Nex libris m
bookplate [ˈbʊkˌpleɪt] nex libris m inv


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Beyond War - Artists to create bookplates for books being donated to libraries around the country.
They were not included in the last catalogue, printed in 1900, and contain no bookplates explaining their provenance.
Business who make donations will have their names on bookplates in books they pay for.
 
 
 
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