sealed book
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sealed book
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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He had been given a practical object lesson concerning the other side of life, the decent side, which, up to now, had been pretty much of a sealed book to this pronounced bully of Fairfield.
From Woodcraft or, How a Patrol Leader Made Good by Douglas, Alan
She questioned Cora closely; but Cora was a sealed book this time.
From Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 by Various
My dear madam, all these years that you have known me, and is my character a sealed book to you still?”
From A Double Knot by Fenn, George Manville
This is all a sealed book to you, my poor fellow.
From The Secret of Sarek by Leblanc, Maurice
His past was a sealed book, therefore it was adjudged disreputable; his present was a golden age, so he had evidently turned over a new leaf.
From A Crime of the Under-seas by Boothby, Guy Newell
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