white book
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of white book
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Example Sentences
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The divinatory meaning of the card is “power, energy, action, courage, and magnanimity,” according to the little white book that accompanies the deck.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024
McDonald points out that bestsellers are created by white book buyers and that right now, many of those readers may be turning to weighty studies on race primarily as a “genre of self-help book.”
From Washington Post • Jun. 11, 2020
Ultimately, Mr. Dalio compiled his rules into a little white book.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2017
The white book created a split within Austria's coalition government.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the curly-haired girl left the room not two minutes later for some task or another, V scooped the glossy white book off the bed.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
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