sketchbook

noun
/ˈskɛt͡ʃˌbʊk/

Etymology

From sketch + book.

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

Definitions

  1. A book or pad with blank pages for sketching

    A book or pad with blank pages for sketching; a sketch pad.

  2. A book of printed sketches.

    • This compact sketchbook displays every style of blinds imaginable, from rollers to Romans and from London to Austrian blinds.
    • Since writing the preface for my sketchbook, I have, of course, been involved in a number of more recent projects where I have sketched ideas for structural solutions.
  3. A printed book of literary sketches or skits.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA