rag book
English
Alternative forms
- ragbook
Etymology
Patented by the Dean's Rag Book Company in 1903.
Noun
rag book (plural rag books)
- A book with pages made from fabric, usually cotton, designed to be used by young children.
- 1910, T.P.'s Weekly, volume 16, page 785:
- I question the longevity of most books issued in these days, but I am never in doubt about these rag books; they are immortal.
- 1997, Maurice Saxby, Books in the Life of a Child, →ISBN, page 177:
- I have a warm and happy memory of my own well-washed and well-thumbed rag book with its picture of Spot the dog, a chicken, a spinning top and building blocks. Certainly a rag book should be washable and non-toxic.
- 2003, Leyla Maniera, Christie's Century of Teddy Bears, →ISBN:
- The company specialized in indestructible rag books 'for children who wear their food and eat their clothes', an attitude symbolized in its trademark depicting two dogs fighting over a rag book.
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Translations
book with fabric pages designed for young children
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