Hand-book

  • 1hand|book — «HAND BUK», noun. 1. a small book of directions or reference, especially in some field of study; manual: »a handbook on birds. Abbr: hdbk. 2. a guidebook for tourists. 3. a small book for recording bets. 4. a place where bets are taken …

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  • 2hand·book — /ˈhændˌbʊk/ noun, pl books [count] : a small book that gives useful information about a particular subject a handbook of English a writer s handbook …

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  • 3A Hand-book for Travellers in Spain — Richard Ford’s A Hand book for Travellers in Spain (1845) marked a defining moment in English travel literature.British tourists were travelling through Europe in increasing numbers and the need for guidebooks was beginning to be supplied by… …

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  • 4book — book·a·ble; book; book·er; book·ery; book·e·te·ria; book·ie; book·ish; book·lear; book·less; book·let; book·lore; book·man; book·mo·bile; ca·book; chap·book; guide·book; hand·book·ing; land·book; non·book; book·a·te·ria; book·ish·ly;… …

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  • 5book collecting — Introduction       acquisition of books, not only as texts but also as objects desirable for such qualities as their age, scarcity, historical significance, value, beauty, and evidence of association with some important person. Exercising… …

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  • 6hand — back·hand·ed; fore·hand·ed·ly; fore·hand·ed·ness; hand; hand·book·ing; hand·breadth; hand·breed; hand·craft·man; hand·ed; hand·er; hand·ful; hand·hol·er; hand·i·cap·per; hand·i·craft; hand·i·craft·er; hand·i·crafts·man; hand·i·cuff; hand·i·grips; …

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  • 7Hand-knitting — is a special case of knitting, in which the knitted fabric is produced by hand.Flat and circular knittingWeft knit fabrics can be divided into two types: those that have selvages (side edges) and those that are tubes, where the side edges have… …

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  • 8Book of Daniel —     Book of Daniel     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Book of Daniel     In the Hebrew Bible, and in most recent Protestant (Protestantism) versions, the Book of Daniel is limited to its proto canonical portions. In the Septuagint, the Vulgate, and… …

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  • 9Book of Judges — (Hebrew: Sefer Shoftim ספר שופטים) is a book of the Bible originally written in Hebrew. It appears in the Tanakh and in the Christian Old Testament. Its title refers to its contents; it contains the history of Biblical judges (not to be confused… …

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  • 10Book of Ruth —     Book of Ruth     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Book of Ruth     One of the proto canonical writings of the Old Testament, which derives its name from the heroine of its exquisitely beautiful story.     I. CONTENTS     The incidents related in the …

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