Red-book definition

A book supposedly belonging to the devil and containing the signatures of those in league with him.
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A book, often bound with a red cover, or online equivalent, that is an official, or canonical, collection of data, regulations, or writings.
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Noun

Singular:
red-book
Plural:
red books

Origin of red-book

  • red + book as a fixed title for various official books from the 15th century, especially the Red Book of the Exchequer, a manuscript volume of the 13th century (OED).

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Red-book Sentence Examples

  • Among Round's works may be mentioned Feudal England (1895); Geoffrey de Mandeville (1892); and Studies on the Red Book of the Exchequer (1898).

  • In 1216 Magna Carta, a copy of which is to be found in the Red Book of the Exchequer, was granted to the Irish by Henry III.

  • She also discovers the enchantment holding the house in darkness is contained within a red book called Century, written by her father.

  • A red book is usually a book whose cover is red, a red grapefruit is yellow on the surface.

  • This method is typified in Carl Jung's, The Red Book.

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