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Grolier
[ groh-lee-er; French graw-lyey ]
adjective
- pertaining to a decorative design Grolier design in bookbinding, consisting of bands interlaced in geometric forms.
Grolier
/ ɡrɔlje; ˈɡrəʊlɪə /
adjective
- relating to or denoting a decorative style of bookbinding using interlaced leather straps, gilded ornamental scrolls, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Grolier1
First recorded in 1820–30; named after J. Grolier de Servières ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Grolier1
C19: named after Jean Grolier de Servières (1479–1565), French bibliophile
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Example Sentences
If he had plenty of money, it would be expensive publications, like those issued by the Grolier Club.
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Such a book-club, as the “Grolier,” of New York, is a fortunate avenue of escape from these evils.
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Brunet possessed a volume that had belonged to Maioli and had passed through the hands of Grolier.
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Grolier got his Levant moroccos through the dealers of Venice to be sure of the material he employed.
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This was the time when Grolier travelled in Italy, in the suite of the French, and when he began his collections.
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