ex libris

ex li·bris

noun \eks-ˈlē-brəs, -ˌbrēs\

plural ex libris

Definition of EX LIBRIS

: bookplate

Origin of EX LIBRIS

New Latin, from the books; used before the owner's name on bookplates

First Known Use: 1880

Rhymes with EX LIBRIS

afterpiece, altarpiece, Annamese, Assamese, Balinese, Bengalese, Beninese, Bhutanese, Bolognese, Brooklynese, Cantonese, centerpiece, Ceylonese, Chersonese, chimneypiece, Congolese, Cremonese, diocese, directrice, expertise, Faeroese, fowling piece, frontispiece, Gabonese, Genovese, Golden Fleece, Guyanese, Japanese, Javanese, Johnsonese, journalese, Lebanese, legalese, manganese, mantelpiece, masterpiece, Nepalese, Nipponese, of a piece, Pekingese, piece by piece, Portuguese, predecease, Siamese, Sikkimese, Sinhalese, timed-release, Timorese, Tirolese, verdigris, Viennese