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The art of binding books. [R.]

A lover of books.

Love of books.

A lover of books.

A dread of books. [R.]

One who sells books.

Of or pertaining to the sale of books. "Bibliopolic difficulties." Carlyle.

The trade or business of selling books.

One who hides away books, as in a tomb. [R.] Crabb.

Having two legs. Hooker.

n, distention, etc., whether in a good or a bad sense; as, a big heart; a big voice; big looks; to look big. As applied to looks, it indicates haughtiness or pride. God hath not in heaven a bigger argument. Jer. Taylor.

A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle; -- used in pruning, etc.; a billhook. When short, called a hand bill, when long, a hedge bill.

One who uses, or is armed with, a bill or hooked ax. "A billman of the guard." Savile.

To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to bind a book.

One who binds; as, a binder of sheaves; one whose trade is to bind; as, a binder of books.

A place where books, or other articles, are bound; a bookbinder's establishment.

Anything that binds; a bandage; the cover of a book, or the cover with the sewing, etc.; something that secures the edge of cloth from raveling.

Relating to books printed at Deuxponts, or Bipontium (Zweibrücken), in Bavaria.

Of or relating to birch. He passed where Newark's stately tower Looks out from Yarrow's birchen bower. Sir W. Scott.

of Besee. [Obs.] Chaucer. Evil biseye, ill looking. [Obs.]