Collections and Collecting
aerophilately
the collecting of airmail stamps.
a collection of memoirs, anecdotes, etc.; a miscellany.
a collection of writings by various authors. —anthologist, n.
arctophilist
a collector of teddy bears.
argyrothecology
the collecting of money boxes, as those found in churches or on dispensing machines.
a collection of fables, intended to teach a moral lesson, in which the characters are real or imaginary animals.
zeal for collecting books.
brandophily
the collecting of cigar bands. Also called cigrinophily.
cagophily
the collecting of keys.
cartophily
the collecting of cigarette or chewing gum cards depicting famous people, baseball players, etc.
1. a collection of literary selections, especially in a foreign language, as an aid to learning.
2. a collection of literary selections from one author. —chrestomathie, adj.
cigrinophily
brandophily.
1. the collecting of shells.
2. the branch of zoology that studies shells. —conchologist, n.
copoclephily
the collecting of key rings containing advertising. —copoclephile, n.
cumyxaphily
the collecting of matchboxes.
a collection of oddities and rarities, especially books, often pornographic.
the collecting of picture postcards.
discophily
the collecting of phonograph records.
doxography
the collection and compiling of extracts from ancient Greek philosophers, to which editorial comments are added. —doxographer, n. —doxographic, adj.
errinophily
the collecting of stamps other than postage stamps, as revenue or tax stamps.
a collection of items of special, rare, or unusual interest, often pornographic.
1. an anthology or collection of brief extracts or writings.
2. an anthology of good writing from the best writers for imitation.
Hebraica
a collection of Hebrew materials, usually literary or historical.
1. the science or art of collecting and dispensing herbs, chiefly medicinal.
2. Obsolete, botany. —herbalist, n.
homologumena, homologoumena
the collection of books from the New Testament recognized from the earlier period of the Christian church as authoritative and canonical.
hostelaphily
Brit. the collecting of outdoor signs from inns.
iconophilist
a person who collects pictures, as prints, engravings, lithographs, etc.
a collection of literary or historical materials relating to Judaism or the Jews.
labeorphily
the collecting of beer-bottle labels. —labeorphilist, n. —labeorphile, n.
laclabphily
the collecting of cheese labels.
legenda
Obsolete, a collection of materials that may be or are to be read, usually for spiritual or moral edification.
1. a compilation of legends.
2. a collection of the lives of the saints.
objects, books, letters, sayings, etc. connected with Abraham Lincoln.
a formal collection of written accounts about matters or events worthy to be remembered.
an informal collection of data to be remembered or preserved.
a collection of objects or materials illustrating military history.
a varied collection, particularly a collection of literary works, extracts, fragments, etc., in book form. —miscellaneous, adj.
the science of collecting and arranging objects for museums. —museologist, n.
notaphily
the collecting of bank notes.
the collecting and study of coins or medals. Also called numismatology. —numismatist, n.
numismatography
the part of numismatics concerned with the description of coins. —numismatographer, n. —numismatographic, adj.
a miscellany or medley.
the collecting of postage stamps. — philatelist, n.
phillumeny
the collecting of matchbox labels and matchbook covers. — phillumenist, n.
philometry
a specialty within philately involving the collecting of flrst-day covers.
phonophily
the collecting of phonograph records. —phonophile, n.
planganology
the collecting of dolls. —planganologist, n.
tegestology
the collecting of cardboard beer coasters. —tegestologist, n.
timbrology
Archaic. philately.
timbromania
a mania for collecting postage stamps.
tyrosemiophily
the collecting of Camembert cheese labels.
vecturist
a collector of tokens used in buses and subways.
the collecting of flags or banners. —vexillologist, n.