Grolier

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proper noun

A style of book binding decorated with a pattern of interlacing bars, bands, or ribbons, with little scrolls of slender gold lines.

“Grolier binding; Grolier design; Grolier school”

UncommonScrabble 8

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A style of book binding decorated with a pattern of interlacing bars, bands, or ribbons, with little scrolls of slender gold lines.

    Grolier binding; Grolier design; Grolier school

Origin

Named after Jean Grolier de Servières.

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APA

Grolier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grolier

MLA

“Grolier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grolier. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Grolier,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grolier.

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