Songbook

Definitions

A book containing songs.

Equivalents

Examples

“Some of the young folks asked Mrs. Long could they have⟳ a sing⟳ at her home that Sunday afternoon; she readily agreed, telling them to come⟳ early, bring⟳ their songbooks, and have⟳ a good sing⟳.”

“In uncritical homage to the heyday of Hollywood musicals, Branagh sets the action in a kind of soundstagey Oxbridge (wittily designed by Tim Harvey) and at crucial moments has his cast⟳ spin⟳ on their heels and croon American songbook standards by Porter, Kern, Gershwin and company instead of launching into sonnets and masques.”

“Wondering how else he passed his time, Winifred surveyed the room again, this time without regard for the monetary value of the things she saw⟳. A box of lutestrings. Five songbooks. But no lute.”

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