scrapbook

[skrap-book]

noun

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

scrapbook

/ ˈskræpˌbʊk /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of scrapbook¹

First recorded in 1815–25; scrap ¹ + book

Example Sentences

So he kept a scrapbook for a while, but then he just lost count of all the stories that made Harborough memorable.

From BBC

Junk journals read like the rowdy daughters of the 2000s-era scrapbooks.

From Los Angeles Times

For Doherty, who showed an interest in photography, Jones went with a Polaroid camera and the suggestion he make a scrapbook from the shoot.

From Los Angeles Times

As Golden began her research, Ana da Silva told her she had some scrapbooks and other artifacts in a couple of boxes.

From Salon

She has kept it to this day in a scrapbook of memorabilia.

From BBC

Related Words

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