sketchbook

noun

sketch·​book ˈskech-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce sketchbook (audio)
: a book of or for sketches

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The result is something closer to an artist's sketchbook than a conventional travel compendium. John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026 The David Hockney Foundation owns more than 8,000 of his works, including about 200 sketchbooks, more than 230 self-portraits, opera designs and portraits of family and friends. Barbara Isenberg, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 In fact, the day before the game, Wembanyama was spotted in Gramercy Park with a sketchbook, apparently drawing the statue of Edwin Booth playing Hamlet there. Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 9 June 2026 Caspar David Friedrich has sketchbooks of particular branches, twigs, barks of different trees. Literary Hub, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sketchbook

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First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sketchbook was in 1820

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“Sketchbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sketchbook. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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sketchbook

noun
sketch·​book ˈskech-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce sketchbook (audio)
: a book of or for sketches

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