well-thumbed

(well thumbed when postpositive) (of a copy of a book) having the pages marked from frequent turning

Words nearby well-thumbed

He opens the briefcase to reveal hundreds of well-thumbed sheets of paper filled with typewritten words.

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His well-thumbed copy of Herodotus, with its intriguing mementos inside, underscores the historic context.

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The cavalcade stops, and riding up to the carriage he shoves a well-thumbed envelope into our hands.

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Walter Scott is there, and rows of well-thumbed volumes of Henty.

The Quiver 3/1900 |Anonymous

Then he sat at the foot of the chestnut-tree and turned the well-thumbed leaves until he found the place he was hunting for.

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She noticed the open bookcase with four rows of well-thumbed volumes.

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The coroner's officer tendered him a well-thumbed Bible, while the coroner himself administered the oath.

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