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Thumb Index

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Noun

1. thumb index

one of a series of rounded notches in the fore edge of a book to indicate sections

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Thumb Index

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noun
1. 
a series of indentations cut into the fore-edge of a book to facilitate quick reference
verb thumb-index
2. (transitive)
to furnish with a thumb index

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Thumb Index

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an index to the sections or divisions of a reference book, consisting of a series of rounded notches cut in the fore edge of a book with a labeled tab at the base of each notch

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Thumb Index

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n.
A series of rounded indentations cut into the front edge of a book, each labeled, as with a letter, to indicate a section of the book.

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