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storybook

[ stawr-ee-book ]

noun

  1. a book that contains a story or stories especially for children.


adjective

  1. idealized, romantic, or picturesque, as if from a book of stories:

    She lives in a storybook cottage on an island off the coast of Maine.

storybook

/ ˈɔːɪˌʊ /

noun

  1. a book containing stories, esp for children
“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

adjective

  1. unreal or fantastic

    a storybook world

“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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of storybook1

First recorded in 1705–15; story 1 + book
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Instead of resembling a box, the structure consists of a sequence of vaulted domes nestled together, like a lost cottage straight out of a storybook.

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That next chapter could be one of the best in what has already been a storybook career.

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Years later, Boettcher returns to the Rose Bowl in a Ducks uniform, leading his hometown team onto the field against the squad that once tormented him as a child in storybook fashion.

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The adults stood by, pleased at the ecumenical nature of the Santa event and the fact that none of the kids commented on this Santa not matching the pictures in storybooks.

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On the day we meet, they're looking at a storybook full of illustrations.

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