| 单词 | thumb paper |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthumb paper thumb paper n. U.S. a paper or card inserted in a book at the bottom of a page to protect it from thumb-marks. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > parts of book > [noun] > paper to protect from thumb-marks thumb paper1843 1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase I. xxx. 286 To have used..any other than the thumb-paper just named, would have been considerably worse than ridiculous. 1888 E. Eggleston Graysons viii. 76 Fervid little love-notes..were folded like the ‘thumb-papers’ that served to protect their books. 1942 F. Warnick Dial. Garrett County, Maryland 15 Thumb-paper,..a small piece of paper used to protect the pages. < as lemmas |
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