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

Rather just having loads of images on your phone, photo booth lovers appreciate having the physical memory that they can place on their fridge, in a scrapbook or in frames around their home.

From Los Angeles Times

But Cameron took it in his stride, making photographic memory books and scrapbooks of their relationship and writing notes and letters to his fiancee.

From BBC

You can also reach out to your wedding guests to ask for copies of photos they took on that day, said Lee Reams, founder of Kwillt, a crowd sourcing digital scrapbook company.

From Los Angeles Times

“Life isn’t some vertical or horizontal line,” says Patti Smith in this nonlinear scrapbook documentary.

From Los Angeles Times

We already know about the Minnesotan’s penchant for self-revision and self-destruction and the film includes a bar mitzvah photo in a secret scrapbook.

From Los Angeles Times

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