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Definitions

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. Same as sellanders.
  2. n. A form of box designed to contain prints or drawings. See the quotation.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A box, in the form of book, used for keeping botanical specimens etc; drop-spine or clamshell box

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. See sallenders.

Etymologies

  1. From D. C. Solander, Swedish botanist. (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “I have to disagree with solander- I quite likedalmost loved the Embargo scent..with a little less patchouli and lots more of white flowers and cloves it *would* have been love.”

    Cheap Thrills and Nostalgia: Villainess’ Jai Mahal and The Girls Love

  • “I'm with solander in loving Rhubarb, but it's his incenses that make me swoon: Dzongkha, Avignon, Timbuktu & Jubilation XXV.”

    Questions for Bertrand Duchaufour

  • “His drawings and etchings have returned to their solander boxes in the print rooms of Europe and America, his great bound folios have been put back in place and — presumably — additional shelving has been set up to support the weight of the avalanche of recent publications devoted to him.”

    Piranesi's Year

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  1. bookbinding
  1. books

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  • reesetee Indeed! Thanks, sionnach! Oct 26, 2007

  • sionnach Origin: 1780–90; named after Daniel Charles Solander (1736–82), Swedish naturalist who invented it Oct 26, 2007

  • reesetee A protective box or case that is hinged so that it opens flat, allowing inspection of its contents (usu. a rare book or other printing) with a minimum of handling. Feb 20, 2007

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‘solander’ has been looked up 873 times, added to 14 lists, commented on 3 times, and has a Scrabble score of 9.