Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who hides or buries books, or keeps them under lock and key.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare One who hides away books, as in a tomb.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun rare One who "buries" books by hiding them, locking them away, or otherwise shutting them up and keeping them from use
Etymologies
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Examples
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On the other hand, a man may be a bibliotaph simply from inability to get at his books.
The Bibliotaph and Other People Leon H. Vincent
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Two interesting types of maniac are known respectively as the bibliotaph and the biblioclast.
The Bibliotaph and Other People Leon H. Vincent
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The dog-in-the-manger bibliotaph is the worst; he uses his books but little himself, and allows others to use them not at all.
The Bibliotaph and Other People Leon H. Vincent
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The most genial lover of books who has walked city streets for many a day was a bibliotaph.
The Bibliotaph and Other People Leon H. Vincent
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The bibliotaph buries books; not literally, but sometimes with as much effect as if he had put his books underground.
The Bibliotaph and Other People Leon H. Vincent
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The late Sir Thomas Phillipps, of Middle Hill, was a remarkable instance of a bibliotaph.
The Enemies of Books 1888
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The late Sir Thomas Phillipps, of Middle Hill, was a remarkable instance of a bibliotaph.
The Enemies of Books William Blades 1857
whichbe commented on the word bibliotaph
n. - person keeping his or her books secret or locked up.
May 16, 2008
quotato commented on the word bibliotaph
Yes, what a waste of a book. Yet, sometimes we have to lock our books up in a storage bin because we can't walk on the floor anymore...:*)
February 24, 2010
bilby commented on the word bibliotaph
SET THE BOOKS FREE OR WE SHOOT A LIBRARIAN EVERY TEN MINUTES.
February 24, 2010
reesetee commented on the word bibliotaph
*ducks behind bulletproof book cart*
February 26, 2010
qms commented on the word bibliotaph
He must have drunk a miser's quaff,
Now hoards each page and paragraph.
A dog in the manger,
To sharing a stranger,
He's turned a sullen bibliotaph.
October 11, 2014
MaryW commented on the word bibliotaph
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