fairybook

plural fairybooks

1. rareA book of fairytales.

   Once upon a time, as the fairybooks say, there was a swamp along the islands guarding Miami, Fla., from the sea.

   1941 June, The Rotarian, volume 58, number 6

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   Their trunks were gnarled beyond belief, like those in fairybooks. They were covered with the cuneiform of woodpeckers and yellowhammers.

   1951, Robert Peter Tristram Coffin, On the green carpet

   His and Gertrude's was a fairybook marriage. The fairy tale ended quickly. After a miscarriage, Gertrude Thomas winced over pregnant black women slaving under the inhuman sun.

   1991, William W Freehling, The Road to Disunion: Volume I: Secessionists at Bay, 1776-1854