chapbook

n. 小本故事书, 宗教小册子

词形变化

chapbooks 复数 chapbooks

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small book, usually made from a single sheet, folded several times, containing poems, ballads or religious tracts.

    1849 Notices of Fugitive Tracts: And Chap-books Printed at Aldermary Churchyard, Bow Churchyard, Etc This was, till within the last few years, a favourite chapbook in the north of England.

    2005 Kathryn A. Lowry - The Tapestry of Popular Songs in 16th- and 17th Century China Two such examples of slim, chapbook-style collections were both part of larger compendia […]

词源

Formerly sold by chapmen; see the etymology there, and book.

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