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scrapbook

American  
[skrap-book] / ˈskræpˌbʊk /

noun

  1. an album in which pictures, newspaper clippings, etc., may be pasted or mounted.


scrapbook British  
/ ˈskræpˌbʊk /

noun

  1. a book or album of blank pages in which to mount newspaper cuttings, pictures, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of scrapbook

First recorded in 1815–25; scrap 1 + book

Example Sentences

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Stamps and signatures from every home club Tony has visited line the pages of his precious scrapbook, a behemoth record of the ultimate football groundhopping adventure.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

In the scrapbook we would write: “We had 6 hamburgers, 4 cheeseburgers, 4 orders of french fries and 3 milkshakes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Inside my mind’s eye, images are flashing by like scrapbook pages of events in our lives, highs and lows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Much to her delight, Brettler discovered Soriano’s original blueprints, along with laminate and cork samples, and a scrapbook detailing the construction process, stored beneath the house.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

Wilson came back with a duffel bag and stuffed in the scrapbook, the kimono, the sheet music, and finally the bamboo flute.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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