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pillow book
pillow bookn.1. A book containing erotic images and texts, often intended as a guide to sexual practices.2. A literary collection of loosely connected personal observations.
[Sense 2, from translation of Japanese Makura no Sōshi, the title of such a book by Sei Shonagon (c. 966-1017), Japanese court lady and author (makura, pillow + no, relational particle + sōshi, album leaves).]
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