red book

noun

British (sometimes capitals) a government publication bound in red, esp the Treasury's annual forecast of revenue, expenditure, growth, and inflation

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Examples from the Web for red book

Historical Examples

Of late it has been ordained by the Red-book that commands may be conveyed by gesture.
Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, August 17, 1895
Various
There were many in high life whose names and addresses she had obtained from the Red-book; but to them she dared not apply.
Newton Forster
Captain Frederick Marryat
All the national roads are numbered, and your red-book map shows these numbers—the chances of mistake being thus further lessened.
The Car That Went Abroad
Albert Bigelow Paine
We pulled up in front of the Hôtel d'Europe, one of the least extravagant of the red-book hostelries, and I went in.
The Car That Went Abroad
Albert Bigelow Paine

red book

Examples from the Web for red book

Historical Examples

Of late it has been ordained by the Red-book that commands may be conveyed by gesture.

There were many in high life whose names and addresses she had obtained from the Red-book; but to them she dared not apply.

All the national roads are numbered, and your red-book map shows these numbers—the chances of mistake being thus further lessened.

We pulled up in front of the Hôtel d'Europe, one of the least extravagant of the red-book hostelries, and I went in.