scrapbook

American  

[skrap-book] / ˈskræpˌbʊk /

noun

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

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scrapbook British  

/ ˈskræpˌbʊk /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of scrapbook

First recorded in 1815–25; scrap ¹ + book

Example Sentences

We carried the empty paper bag home with us on the plane, taking care not to rip it, and then pasted it into in our scrapbook.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’ve never met Aunt Melissa, but once I found a box of dusty scrapbooks in the closet and looked through pictures of her and Dad when they were kids.

From Literature

Some went a step further, locating hair preserved in family scrapbooks that dated back as much as a century.

From Science Daily

Under that was a scrapbook, and then several black notebooks.

From Literature

O’Connor’s monologue focused on two things those unfamiliar with his acting should know about him: that he has a reputation as a “soft boy,” someone who embroiders, scrapbooks and gardens like an “average 65-year-old woman.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• collection