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View synonyms for white book

white book

noun

  1. an official report issued by a government, usually bound in white.


white book

noun

  1. an official government publication in some countries
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of white book1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
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Example Sentences

Clytie's low-necked white book muslin rested softly on Clytie's white, plump shoulders.

Her mind was a white book, with clear writing about weather and beasts and growing things.

I'm gettin' a new frock, white book muslin, trimmed wi' green leaves an' a green sash.

The filmy white had been lifted in the process of sewing, and a little exquisitely bound white book was disclosed beneath it.

This I may give in full from the very lame translation in the American white book.

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