Pamphlet

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pamphlet \Pam"phlet\ (p[a^]m"fl[e^]t), n. [OE. pamflet,
     pamfilet, paunflet, possibly fr. OF. palme the palm of the
     hand, F. paume (see {Palm}) + OF. fueillet a leaf, dim. of
     fueil, m., F. feuille, f., fr. L. folium, pl. folia, thus
     meaning, a leaf to be held in the hand; or perh. through old
     French, fr. L. Pamphila, a female historian of the first


     century who wrote many epitomes; prob., however, fr. OF.
     Pamflette, the Old French name given to Pamphilus, a poem in
     Latin verse of the 12th century, pamphlets being named from
     the popularity of this poem.]
     1. A writing; a book. --Testament of love.
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              Sir Thomas More in his pamphlet of Richard the
              Third.                                --Ascham.
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     2. A small book consisting of a few sheets of printed paper,
        stitched together, often with a paper cover, but not
        bound; a short essay or written discussion, usually on a
        subject of current interest.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pamphlet \Pam"phlet\ (p[a^]m"fl[e^]t), v. i.
     To write a pamphlet or pamphlets. [R.] --Howell.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pamphlet
       n 1: a small book usually having a paper cover [syn: {booklet}, {brochure},
             {folder}, {leaflet}]
       2: a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the
          form of a booklet [syn: {tract}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "pamphlet":
     ad, advert, advertisement, bill, booklet, brochure, bulletin,
     chapbook, circular, comic book, essay, flyer, folder, hand-out,
     handbill, leaflet, notice, tract