copybook

[ kop-ee-book ]

/ ˈkɒp iˌbʊk /

noun

a book containing models, usually of penmanship, for learners to imitate.

a book for or containing copies, as of documents.

adjective

commonplace; stereotyped: a copybook sort of phrase.

Origin of copybook

First recorded in 1550–60; copy + book

Words nearby copybook

copulate, copulation, copulative, copulative asyndeton, copy, copybook, copyboy, copycat, copycutter, copy desk, copyedit

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Example sentences from the Web for copybook

Powell is someone who truly "blotted his copybook," as the Brits used to say.
Powell's Lost Cause|W. Patrick Lang|October 20, 2008|DAILY BEAST
In other words, it involves unusual departures from the conventional or copybook method of forming letters.
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
It is said that in antiquity an ode commencing with the name of Mount Asaka was the first copybook put into the hands of children.
Japanese Literature|Various
He started to his feet as he spoke, upsetting the ink-pot over his own copybook and also over Kitty's white-frilled pinafore.
Red Rose and Tiger Lily|L. T. Meade

Celie Tennant was just looking over the copybook of Cleaver's boy.
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
Those of Collins look as if they were repeating a copybook maxim at a school examination.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 2 (of 4)|Richard Muther

British Dictionary definitions for copybook

copybook

/ (ˈkɒpɪˌbʊk) /

noun

a book of specimens, esp of penmanship, for imitation

mainly US a book for or containing documents

blot one's copybook informal to spoil one's reputation by making a mistake, offending against social customs, etc

(modifier) trite or unoriginalcopybook sentiments

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单词	copybook
释义	copybook [ kop-ee-book ] / ˈkɒp iˌbʊk / noun a book containing models, usually of penmanship, for learners to imitate. a book for or containing copies, as of documents. adjective commonplace; stereotyped: a copybook sort of phrase. Origin of copybook First recorded in 1550–60; copy + book Words nearby copybook copulate, copulation, copulative, copulative asyndeton, copy, copybook, copyboy, copycat, copycutter, copy desk, copyedit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for copybook Powell is someone who truly "blotted his copybook," as the Brits used to say. Powell's Lost Cause\|W. Patrick Lang\|October 20, 2008\|DAILY BEAST In other words, it involves unusual departures from the conventional or copybook method of forming letters. Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy It is said that in antiquity an ode commencing with the name of Mount Asaka was the first copybook put into the hands of children. Japanese Literature\|Various He started to his feet as he spoke, upsetting the ink-pot over his own copybook and also over Kitty's white-frilled pinafore. Red Rose and Tiger Lily\|L. T. Meade Celie Tennant was just looking over the copybook of Cleaver's boy. Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City\|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett Those of Collins look as if they were repeating a copybook maxim at a school examination. The History of Modern Painting, Volume 2 (of 4)\|Richard Muther British Dictionary definitions for copybook copybook / (ˈkɒpɪˌbʊk) / noun a book of specimens, esp of penmanship, for imitation mainly US a book for or containing documents blot one's copybook informal to spoil one's reputation by making a mistake, offending against social customs, etc (modifier) trite or unoriginalcopybook sentiments 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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