scrapbook

[ skrap-book ]

noun

1. an album in which pictures, newspaper clippings, etc., may be pasted or mounted.

scrapbook

/ ˈskræpˌbʊk /

noun

1. a book or album of blank pages in which to mount newspaper cuttings, pictures, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of scrapbook¹

First recorded in 1815–25; scrap ¹ + book

Example Sentences

Jurado waved at a mound of mementos around her dining room table gifted by volunteers and voters — scrapbooks, posters, artwork, photo collages — mixed in among thank-you cards that need to be mailed out.

From Los Angeles Times

“So it was the best of all worlds. To be candid with you, that’s kind of a historic moment and that one will be in the scrapbook.”

From Los Angeles Times

When Brownrigg’s remote and enigmatic father, Nick, died, his children were left with a key to his past in the form of a mysterious scrapbook.

From New York Times

At the behest of Grete, while cleaning out his office, he uncovers his old scrapbook containing the records and remnants of his pre-war endeavors helping refugee children.

From Los Angeles Times

It looks back on the wartime actions from 1987, when Winton considers what to do about a scrapbook of photos and documents he has kept.

From New York Times

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