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horn·book (hôrn

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1. An early primer consisting of a single page protected by a transparent sheet of horn, formerly used in teaching children to read.

2. A text that instructs in the basic skills or rudiments of a subject.

hornbook [ˈhɔːnˌbʊk]

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a page bearing a religious text or the alphabet, held in a frame with a thin window of flattened cattle horn over it

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) any elementary primer

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hornbook - a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge

primer - an introductory textbook

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