Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
sellanders . - noun A form of box designed to contain prints or drawings. See the quotation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
sallenders .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
box , in the form of abook , used for keepingbotanical specimens etc; drop-spine orclamshell box
Etymologies
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Examples
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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 Marina Geigert 2008
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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 Marina Geigert 2008
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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 Honour, Hugh 1979
reesetee commented on the word solander
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.
February 20, 2007
sionnach commented on the word solander
Origin: 1780–90; named after Daniel Charles Solander (1736–82), Swedish naturalist who invented it
October 26, 2007
reesetee commented on the word solander
Indeed! Thanks, sionnach!
October 26, 2007