ex libris
from the library of (a phrase inscribed in or on a book before the name of the owner): Ex libris Jane Doe.
an inscription in or on a book, to indicate the owner; bookplate.
Origin of ex libris
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How to use ex libris in a sentence
There has grown up, too, quite a literature about the making of the book beautiful—whereof the Ex-Libris Series alone is witness.
Of the Decorative Illustration of Books Old and New | Walter CraneOur copy is in the original full calf gold stamped binding, with the ex libris of James Maidment.
Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome | ApiciusThe larger is bound in as a frontispiece; the smaller (the ex-libris) is inserted at the beginning.
De Libris: Prose and Verse | Austin DobsonOn the fly-leaf, in very faded ink, is written 'ex libris Guliolmi Whyte.'
A Study In Scarlet | Arthur Conan DoyleA copy of this edition bears the inscription, ex libris Gul: Congreve.
The Library of William Congreve | John C. Hodges
British Dictionary definitions for ex libris
/ (ɛks ˈliːbrɪs) /
from the collection or library of: frequently printed on bookplates
a bookplate bearing the owner's name, coat of arms, etc
Origin of ex libris
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