grangerized
Variant of grangerize
grang·er·ize (grān′jər īz′)
transitive verb grangerized -·ized′, grangerizing -·iz′·ing
- to illustrate (a book already printed) with engravings, prints, etc. obtained elsewhere, often by clipping them from other books
- to damage (a book) by clipping such engravings, etc.
Etymology: after J. Granger, author of a Biographical History of England (1769), which included blank pages for such illustrations
Related Forms:
- grangerism grang′·er·ism′ noun
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