fairybook

noun

Etymology

From fairy + book, perhaps a confusion of fairytale and storybook.

  1. inherited from *bōks
  2. inherited from *bōk
  3. inherited from bōc
  4. inherited from bok
  5. compounded as fairybook — “fairy + book

Definitions

  1. A book of fairytales.

    • Once upon a time, as the fairybooks say, there was a swamp along the islands guarding Miami, Fla., from the sea.
    • Their trunks were gnarled beyond belief, like those in fairybooks. They were covered with the cuneiform of woodpeckers and yellowhammers.
    • His and Gertrude's was a fairybook marriage. The fairy tale ended quickly. After a miscarriage, Gertrude Thomas winced over pregnant black women slaving under the inhuman sun.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for fairybook. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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