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ex libris
[ eks lee-bris, lahy- ]
- from the library of (a phrase inscribed in or on a book before the name of the owner):
Ex libris Jane Doe.
noun
- an inscription in or on a book, to indicate the owner; bookplate.
ex libris
/ ɛks ˈliːbrɪs /
adjective
- from the collection or library of: frequently printed on bookplates
noun
- a bookplate bearing the owner's name, coat of arms, etc
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Origin of ex libris1
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Example Sentences
There has grown up, too, quite a literature about the making of the book beautiful—whereof the Ex-Libris Series alone is witness.
Our copy is in the original full calf gold stamped binding, with the ex libris of James Maidment.
The larger is bound in as a frontispiece; the smaller (the ex-libris) is inserted at the beginning.
On the fly-leaf, in very faded ink, is written 'Ex libris Guliolmi Whyte.'
A copy of this edition bears the inscription, Ex libris Gul: Congreve.
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