fairybook

English

Etymology

fairy +‎ book, perhaps a confusion of fairytale and storybook.

Noun

fairybook (plural fairybooks)

  1. (rare) A book of fairytales.
    • 1941 June, The Rotarian, volume 58, number 6:
      Once upon a time, as the fairybooks say, there was a swamp along the islands guarding Miami, Fla., from the sea.
    • 1951, Robert Peter Tristram Coffin, On the green carpet:
      Their trunks were gnarled beyond belief, like those in fairybooks. They were covered with the cuneiform of woodpeckers and yellowhammers.
    • 1991, William W Freehling, The Road to Disunion: Volume I: Secessionists at Bay, 1776-1854:
      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.
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