ex li·bris
| \ eks-ˈlē-brəs
, -ˌbrēs \
, -ˌbrēs \
plural ex libris
Definition of ex libris
: a book owner's identification label that is usually pasted to the inside front cover of a book : bookplate
On the inside of the covers appears that plate with the fat chicken wearing glasses, hatching a closed book. Yehiel explained to me that that was his father's ex libris …— Meir Shalev
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“Ex libris.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ex%20libris. Accessed 2 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of ex libris was in 1880
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