blue-book

Blue book — is a term used in various fields. It often refers to an almanac or other compilation of statistics and information. The Tennessee Blue Book traces the term to the large blue velvet covered books used for record keeping by the Parliament of the… …   Wikipedia

Blue Book — See Uniform System of Citation The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. Blue Book …   Law dictionary

blue book — n. 1. [also B B ] an official government report or registry, often having a blue cover ☆ 2. a book listing people who are socially prominent ☆ 3. a blank booklet with a blue paper cover, in which students can write examination answers: also… …   English World dictionary

Blue Book — steht für die Spezifikation der CD Extra (Hybrid CD mit Audio und Datensession), siehe Rainbow Books#Blue Book. Project Blue Book, ein US Regierungs Projekt zur Untersuchung von UFOs. eine Schriftenreihe der Internationalen Fernmeldeunion ITU T.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

blue book — blue′ book or blue′book n. 1) a register or directory, esp. of socially prominent persons 2) edu a blank book for taking college examinations, usu. with a blue cover 3) cvb a manual listing the current market value of any of various consumer… …   From formal English to slang

blue book — blue ,book noun count 1. ) AMERICAN sheets of paper folded in half and fastened together to form a book that students use for writing in when taking examinations. It often has a blue cover. 2. ) AMERICAN a book with a list of the prices that you… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

Blue book — 1. A parliamentary publication, so called from its blue paper covers. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. The United States official Biennial Register. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

blue book — blue books also Blue Book N COUNT A blue book is an official government report or register of statistics. [BRIT] …   English dictionary

blue book — n AmE 1.) a book with a list of prices that you can expect to pay for any used car 2.) a book with a blue cover that is used in American colleges for writing answers to examination questions …   Dictionary of contemporary English

Blue Book — Blue Book,   CD Extra …   Universal-Lexikon

blue book — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms blue book : singular blue book plural blue books 1) British an official document containing information on a particular subject that is published by the British government 2) American sheets of paper folded in… …   English dictionary