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Method of discouraging the theft of manuscripts
A book curse was a widely employed method to discourage the theft of manuscripts during the medieval period in Europe. The use of book curses dates back
Book_curse
2007 book by Rick Riordan
The Titan's Curse was nominated for numerous awards, winning ones such as the No. 1 The New York Times children's series best seller and Book Sense Top
The_Titan's_Curse
Supernatural hindrance, or incantation intended to bestow such a hindrance
A curse (also called an imprecation, malediction, execration, malison, anathema, or commination) is any expressed wish that some form of adversity or
Curse
Comics character
The Curse is a supervillain in the comic book Spawn. The Curse in the book is a billionaire and a religious zealot who seeks a place in Heaven and knows
Curse_(character)
Alleged curse on people who disturb the mummy of a pharaoh
The curse of the pharaohs or the mummy's curse or the Curse of King Tut is a curse alleged to be cast upon anyone who disturbs the mummy of an ancient
Curse_of_the_pharaohs
D&D 5e adventure module
Curse of Strahd is an adventure book for the 5th edition of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. It was released on March 15, 2016 and is based on
Curse_of_Strahd
Colombian-American author (born 1995)
Pennsylvania in 2017. Aster wrote six books before her first book deal. She published her first book, Curse of the Night Witch, in 2020, followed by its sequel
Alex_Aster
Biblical curse imposed on Canaan
In the Book of Genesis, the curse of Ham is described as a curse which was imposed upon Ham's son Canaan by the patriarch Noah. It occurs in the context
Curse_of_Ham
Section of text in a book
relative length, such as a book of prose, poetry, or law. A book with chapters (not to be confused with the chapter book) may have multiple chapters
Chapter_(books)
Boston Red Sox championship drought, 1918–2004
The Curse of the Bambino was a superstitious sports curse in Major League Baseball (MLB) derived from the 86-year championship drought of the Boston Red
Curse_of_the_Bambino
2003 film by Gore Verbinski
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a 2003 American fantasy swashbuckler film directed by Gore Verbinski. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_The_Curse_of_the_Black_Pearl
2025 book by Luke Kemp
Goliath's Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse is a 2025 non-fiction book by scholar Luke Kemp. A historical study of the collapse of human
Goliath's_Curse
Short poem or rhyme
or on the flyleaf to discourage theft (similar to a book curse) or to indicate ownership. Book rhymes were fairly common in the United States during the
Book_rhyme
Topics referred to by the same term
The Curse may refer to: The Curse (1924 film), an Austrian silent film directed by Robert Land The Curse (film series), a 1987–1993 American horror film
The_Curse
1995 picture book by Jon Scieszka
Math Curse is a children's picture book written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Lane Smith. Published in 1995 through Viking Press, the book tells the
Math_Curse
Premature deaths and calamities for Kennedy family
Kennedy curse is a series of deaths, accidents, assassinations, and other calamities involving members of the American Kennedy family. The alleged curse has
Kennedy_curse
1983 book by Hunter S. Thompson
The Curse of Lono is a book by Hunter S. Thompson describing his experiences in Hawaii in 1980. Originally published in 1983, the book was only in print
The_Curse_of_Lono
Black people and LDS teachings
production of the Book of Abraham he traced their cursed state back to the curses placed on Cain and Ham, and linked the two curses by positioning Ham's
Curses of Cain and Ham (LDS Church)
Curses_of_Cain_and_Ham_(LDS_Church)
Medium consisting of pages of text or images
A book is a written work of substantial length created by one or more authors. They can be distributed in various forms such as printed books, audiobooks
Book
Phrase originating in the Hebrew Bible
The curse of Cain and the mark of Cain are phrases that originated in the story of Cain and Abel in the Book of Genesis. In the stories, if someone harmed
Curse_and_mark_of_Cain
Supposed pattern of U.S. presidential deaths
The Curse of Tippecanoe (also known as Tecumseh's Curse, the 20-year Curse or the Zero Curse) is an urban legend about the deaths in office of presidents
Curse_of_Tippecanoe
Limited comic book series by Sean Murphy
Batman: Curse of the White Knight is an American comic book published by DC Comics under its Black Label imprint. The eight-issue limited series, written
Batman: Curse of the White Knight
Batman:_Curse_of_the_White_Knight
Book by Frank Peretti
Hangman's Curse is a 2001 novel by Frank E. Peretti. It is the first book in the Veritas Project series for teenagers. The story centers around an apparently
Hangman's_Curse
Label affixed to a book to indicate ownership
be pasted into the book to indicate ownership. In the United States, bookplates replaced book rhymes (which replaced book curses) after the 19th century
Ex_libris_(bookplate)
Book by Barbara Mertz
The Curse of the Pharaohs is a historical mystery novel by Elizabeth Peters, first published in 1981 and the second in the Amelia Peabody series of novels;
The Curse of the Pharaohs (novel)
The_Curse_of_the_Pharaohs_(novel)
1919 novel by Johnston McCulley
1920. It appeared in book form in 1924, also using the title The Mark of Zorro. Before being published in book form, The Curse of Capistrano appeared
The_Curse_of_Capistrano
2016 American fantasy horror film
The Curse of Sleeping Beauty is a 2016 American fantasy horror film directed by Pearry Reginald Teo and written by Teo alongside Josh Nadler. The film
The_Curse_of_Sleeping_Beauty
2022 US comedy horror film by Jeff Wadlow
The Curse of Bridge Hollow is a 2022 American supernatural comedy horror film directed by Jeff Wadlow from a screenplay by Todd Berger and Robert Rugan
The_Curse_of_Bridge_Hollow
Book with moving parts, commonly directed at children
A pop-up book is any book with three-dimensional pages, often with elements that pop up as a page is turned. The terminology serves as an umbrella term
Pop-up_book
Rumor of curse on the tomb of Timur
The Curse of Timur or the Curse of Tamerlane (Russian: Проклятие Тамерлана) is the rumor that the tomb of Timur is cursed such that whoever disturbs it
Curse_of_Timur
List of sports superstitions
A sports-related curse is a superstitious belief in the effective action of some malevolent power that is used to explain the failures or misfortunes
Sports-related_curses
Playing card nickname
The Curse of Scotland is a nickname used for the nine of diamonds playing card. The expression has been used at least since the early 18th century, and
Curse_of_Scotland
2005 book by Suzanne Collins
Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods is an epic fantasy children's novel by Suzanne Collins. It is the third book in The Underland Chronicles, and was
Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods
Gregor_and_the_Curse_of_the_Warmbloods
1929 novel by Dashiell Hammett
The Dain Curse is a novel by American writer Dashiell Hammett, published in 1929. Before its publication in book form, it was serialized in Black Mask
The_Dain_Curse
2015 novel by Clive Cussler and Russell Blake
The Solomon Curse is the seventh book in Clive Cussler's Fargo Adventures series. Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are asked by a colleague to
The_Solomon_Curse
Network of gaming websites
Curse is a gaming company that managed the video game mod host CurseForge, wiki host Gamepedia, and the Curse Network of gaming community websites. The
Curse_LLC
Book by Bryan Sykes
Adam's Curse: A Future Without Men (also known as Adam's Curse: A Story of Sex, Genetics, and the Extinction of Men) is a 2003 book by Oxford University
Adam's_Curse
Prophet in the Book of Numbers
southeastern Turkey. According to chapters 22–24 of the Book of Numbers, he was hired by King Balak of Moab to curse Israel, but instead he blessed the Israelites
Balaam
2001 novel by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Curse of Chalion is a 2001 fantasy novel by American writer Lois McMaster Bujold. In 2002 it won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature
The_Curse_of_Chalion
Comic book series
Curse of the Spawn is a spin-off of the Spawn comic book. The comic book introduced other Hellspawn and characters into the Image Universe. It was published
Curse_of_the_Spawn
Urban myth
The Superman curse refers to a series of supposedly related misfortunes that have plagued creative people involved in adaptations of the DC Comics character
Superman_curse
Theory that resource wealth slows growth
The resource curse, also known as the paradox of plenty or the poverty paradox, is the hypothesis that countries with an abundance of natural resources
Resource_curse
American reality television series
The Curse of Oak Island is a multi-season reality television series that chronicles a team of treasure hunters run by brothers Marty and Rick Lagina and
The_Curse_of_Oak_Island
1995 film by Joe Chappelle
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers is a 1995 American slasher film directed by Joe Chappelle, written by Daniel Farrands, and starring Donald Pleasence
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Halloween:_The_Curse_of_Michael_Myers
2005 video game
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness is a 2005 action role-playing game developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is the fourth 3D
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
Castlevania:_Curse_of_Darkness
Belief that dating a Kardashian causes a person's career to fail
The Kardashian curse is a popular culture belief and media trope that claims individuals experience declines in career or personal life after romantic
Kardashian_curse
Dungeons & Dragons adventure module
Azure Bonds as well. FRC2 Curse of the Azure Bonds was written by Jeff Grubb and published by TSR in 1989 as a 96-page book. Curse of the Azure Bonds is a
Curse of the Azure Bonds (module)
Curse_of_the_Azure_Bonds_(module)
2021 non-fiction book by Amitav Ghosh
The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis is a 2021 non-fiction book by Amitav Ghosh. It discusses colonialism and environmental issues with
The_Nutmeg's_Curse
2010 novel by Rick Yancey
destroy the creature. Critical reception for The Curse of the Wendigo has been mostly positive and the book received starred positive reviews from Kirkus
The_Curse_of_the_Wendigo
Tabletop role-playing game
Irem's fall. Mummy: The Curse was originally released in March 2013 by Onyx Path Publishing, both digitally and as a hardcover book, as the first new game
Mummy:_The_Curse
Doctrine that the sins of one's ancestors lead to the punishment of their descendants
succession Blood curse Christian views on sin Concupiscence Curse of Ham Curse and mark of Cain Curse of Turan Curse of the Atreides Curse tablet Demonic
Ancestral_sin
1957 Hammer Horror film
The Curse of Frankenstein is a 1957 British science fiction horror film produced by Hammer Film Productions, loosely based on the 1818 novel Frankenstein;
The_Curse_of_Frankenstein
Small tablet with a curse written on it from the Greco-Roman world
A curse tablet (Latin: tabella defixionis, defixio; Greek: κατάδεσμος, romanized: katadesmos) is a small tablet with a curse written on it from the Greco-Roman
Curse_tablet
Topics referred to by the same term
(board game), a 1988 board game The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, the fifth book in the original Goosebumps book series "Curse of the Mummy's Tomb", an episode
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (disambiguation)
The_Curse_of_the_Mummy's_Tomb_(disambiguation)
2010 studio album by Integrity
is a concept album based on a book written by frontman Dwid. Capper, Andy (May 24, 2010). "Review: The Blackest Curse". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved May
The_Blackest_Curse
Supposed baseball curse
The Curse of Rocky Colavito is a phenomenon that supposedly prevents the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB) from winning, be it the World
Curse_of_Rocky_Colavito
Young adult novel trilogy by Marie Rutkowski
the book, saying, "The Winner's Curse is a one of a kind, BRILLIANT book, perfect for fans of the entire Dystopian Genre! Everything about the book was
The_Winner's_trilogy
1997 novel by Gail Carson Levine
as she navigates friendship, danger, and love while trying to break the curse of obedience that was placed on her at birth. The story is a retelling of
Ella_Enchanted
2010 X-Men comics storyline
"Curse of the Mutants" is a comics storyline that ran in books published by the American company Marvel Comics from July 2010 to May 2011. The arc centers
Curse_of_the_Mutants
2008 video game
Siren: Blood Curse is a 2008 survival horror stealth game developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. The third and
Siren:_Blood_Curse
2026 American comedy horror television series
town of Widow's Bay, which happens to be afflicted with a centuries-old curse that brings various supernatural evils upon the island. Hiro Murai serves
Widow's_Bay
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up curse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A curse is a spell or incantation intended to harm. Curse(s) may also refer to: Curses! (film), a 1925
Curse_(disambiguation)
Urban legend
The Curve, as well as episodes of several television series. In his book Curses! Broiled Again!, urban legend expert Jan Harold Brunvand investigated
Pass_by_catastrophe
2006 novel by Rick Riordan
followed by The Titan's Curse, the third book of the five books in the series. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, a film adaptation of the book, was released on
The_Sea_of_Monsters
1944 American horror film
The Mummy's Curse is a 1944 American horror film directed by Leslie Goodwins. Produced by Universal Pictures, it is the fifth entry in Universal's original
The_Mummy's_Curse
1944 film by Robert Wise and Gunther von Fritsch
The Curse of the Cat People is a 1944 American psychological supernatural thriller film directed by Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise, produced by Val
The_Curse_of_the_Cat_People
American photographer (born 1957)
This article led to a collaborative photographic and editorial essay book, Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta (2008). Photojournalisms
Ed_Kashi
2003 book by Hill and Gaddy
The Siberian Curse: How Communist Planners Left Russia Out in the Cold is a book written by Fiona Hill and Clifford G. Gaddy, two political scientists
The_Siberian_Curse
1953 collection of short stories and essays by Zealia Bishop
The Curse of Yig is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories and essays by American writer Zealia Bishop. It was released in 1953 and was the
The_Curse_of_Yig_(book)
2012 novel by Holly Black
Black Heart is third book in The Curse Workers, a series about Cassel Sharpe written by Holly Black. The book received positive reviews. Noble, Barnes
Black_Heart_(Black_novel)
Novel by Brigid Kemmerer
A Curse So Dark and Lonely is a young adult fantasy novel written by American author Brigid Kemmerer. This is the first book in the Cursebreakers series
A_Curse_So_Dark_and_Lonely
Biblical character
Balaam are recounted. Balak tried to engage Balaam for the purpose of cursing the migrating Israelites. The story of Balak is detailed in Numbers 22–24
Balak
1961 British film by Terence Fisher
The Curse of the Werewolf is a 1961 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Clifford Evans, Oliver Reed and Yvonne Romain. It was
The_Curse_of_the_Werewolf
Set of activities aimed at prolonging the life of a record or object
and curses were placed at the end of books to prevent theft, or to damn the thieves. Frequently called a "book curse", these were placed in the book to
Preservation (library and archive)
Preservation_(library_and_archive)
1989 video game
Curse of the Azure Bonds is a role-playing video game developed and published by Strategic Simulations in 1989. It is the second in a four-part series
Curse_of_the_Azure_Bonds
Children's fantasy adventure book series
on each book of the series have been released: The Lightning Thief on October 12, 2010, The Sea of Monsters on July 2, 2013, The Titan's Curse on October
Percy_Jackson_&_the_Olympians
American comic book creator (born 1980)
Universe. Murphyverse titles include Batman: White Knight and its sequels Curse of the White Knight and Beyond the White Knight, which Murphy wrote and
Sean_Murphy_(artist)
2006 single by Killswitch Engage
"My Curse" is a song by the American metalcore band Killswitch Engage, the song is released as the first single from their fourth album As Daylight Dies
My_Curse_(song)
Book by James Ellroy
The Hilliker Curse: My Pursuit of Women is a work of memoir and autobiography by American author James Ellroy published in 2010. Ellroy dedicated the
The_Hilliker_Curse
1981 novel by Hans Holzer
based on the book, The Amityville Curse, was released direct-to-video in 1990. The second film adaptation also loosely based on the book, not a remake
The_Amityville_Curse_(novel)
Book by Joe Dever
The Curse of Naar is the twentieth book in the award-winning Lone Wolf book series created by Joe Dever. This is the final book in the "Grand Master"
The_Curse_of_Naar
Apocryphal purported Chinese curse
expression that is claimed to be a translation of a traditional Chinese curse. The expression is ironic: "interesting" times are usually times of trouble
May you live in interesting times
May_you_live_in_interesting_times
Kuru King and father of the Pandavas in epic Mahabharata
wife, Ambalika. Pandu married Kunti and Madri. Following sage Kindama's curse, his sons were born through the boons bestowed upon his wife Kunti by a
Pandu
Latter Day Saint teachings on race
production of the Book of Abraham he traced their cursed state back to the curses placed on Cain and Ham, and linked the two curses within the Book of Abraham
Mormon teachings on skin color
Mormon_teachings_on_skin_color
2014 novel by Philippa Gregory
The King's Curse is a 2014 historical novel by Philippa Gregory, part of her series The Cousins' War. A direct sequel to The White Princess, it follows
The_King's_Curse
Artifact discovered at Mount Ebal, West Bank
The Mount Ebal Lead Object (also known as the 'Mount Ebal Curse Tablet') is a folded lead sheet reportedly found on Mount Ebal in the West Bank, near
Mount_Ebal_lead_object
22nd episode of the 7th season of The Simpsons
"Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish'", or simply "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish", is the twenty-second episode
Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish'
Raging_Abe_Simpson_and_His_Grumbling_Grandson_in_'The_Curse_of_the_Flying_Hellfish'
American writer (born 1969)
Tiger's Curse and Tiger's Quest which then gained traction on Amazon's eBook best-seller list and was picked up by Sterling Publishers. Her first book was
Colleen_Houck
2021 video game
Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan is a 2021 action-puzzle-platformer video game developed by ManaVoid Entertainment and published by Skybound
Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan
Rainbow_Billy:_The_Curse_of_the_Leviathan
American horror media franchise
film is a legend created by Myrick and Sánchez which is detailed in The Curse of the Blair Witch, a mockumentary broadcast on the Syfy Channel in 1999
Blair_Witch
Book series by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié
2013. "Review: Curse". School Library Journal (BookVerdict). Retrieved 17 April 2013. "Review: Spellbound". School Library Journal (BookVerdict). Retrieved
Wicked_(novel_series)
Children's book by Daniel Cohen
Curses, Hexes and Spells is a 1974 book by Daniel Cohen. Marketed as children's book, it explains what "curses" are, and describes supposed curses on families
Curses,_Hexes_and_Spells
1984 novel by Stephen King as Richard Bachman
woman's 106-year-old father then curses Halleck to physically waste away, and the lawyer must find a way to undo the curse. King, who was overweight at the
Thinner_(novel)
2004 historical novel by L.A. Meyer
Curse of the Blue Tattoo is a 2004 historical novel by L.A. Meyer, the second book in the Bloody Jack series. It continues the story of orphaned London
Curse_of_the_Blue_Tattoo
1983 bullion robbery in London
investigate the bank and certain customers. The so-called "Curse of Brink's-Mat" or "Curse of the Brink's-Mat millions" refers to the shooting deaths
Brink's-Mat_robbery
Universal Pictures media franchise
Egyptian priest who is accidentally resurrected, bringing with him a powerful curse, and the ensuing efforts of heroic archaeologists to stop him. The franchise
The_Mummy_(franchise)
1972 Doctor Who serial
The Curse of Peladon is the second serial of the ninth season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in
The_Curse_of_Peladon
Brief statement of information about a book
sometimes contained book curses, as this was the one place in a medieval manuscript where a scribe was free to write what he wished. Such curses tend to be unique
Colophon_(publishing)
American religious academic (born 1937)
modern scholarship on this subject. Gager's work on curse tablets or defixiones in his book Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient World is
John_Gager
Book publishing
The bibliographical definition of an edition is all copies of a book printed from substantially the same setting of type, including all minor typographical
Edition_(book)
BOOK CURSE
BOOK CURSE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a brook or stream, from Middle Englisk brook, Old English brÅc ‘brook’, ‘stream’.North German and Dutch : topographic name for someone who lived by a water meadow or marsh, from Low German brook, Dutch broek (cognate with German Bruch and Old English brÅc; see 1).Americanized spelling of German and Jewish Bruck or German Bruch.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Book
Girl/Female
Christian, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Book
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from the bird (Old English hrÅc), most likely given to a person with very dark hair or a dark complexion or to someone with a raucous voice.English : some early examples, such as Robert of ye Rook (London 1318) and Henry del Rook (Staffordshire 1332), point clearly to a local name of some kind. The first of these could be from a house sign, the second may be a variant of Rock 1.German : from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with hrok, of uncertain origin; perhaps a cognate of 1 or from Middle High German rÅhen ‘to cry or yell (in battle)’ or Old High German ruoh ‘intent’.Perhaps an altered spelling of German Ruck.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Buche.English
Americanized spelling of German Buche.English : see Book.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Granthana | கà¯à®°à®‚தநா
Book
Granthana | கà¯à®°à®‚தநா
Boy/Male
English
Cook.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a cook, a seller of cooked meats, or a keeper of an eating house, from Old English cÅc (Latin coquus). There has been some confusion with Cocke.Irish and Scottish : usually identical in origin with the English name, but in some cases a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cúg ‘son of Hugo’ (see McCook).In North America Cook has absorbed examples of cognate and semantically equivalent names from other languages, such as German and Jewish Koch.Erroneous translation of French Lécuyer (see Lecuyer).Francis Cooke (died 1663) and his eldest son John were passengers on the Mayflower in 1621; they were joined two years later by Francis’s wife and other children. In the words of William Bradford, when he died he had ‘lived to see his children’s children have children’.
Boy/Male
English American
Lives by the stream.
Surname or Lastname
English or Dutch
English or Dutch : variant of Boone.
Male
English
 English surname transferred to unisex forename use, from Old English broc, BROOK means "brook, stream."
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for a man with some fancied resemblance to a he-goat, Middle High German boc, or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a goat.Altered spelling of German Böck (see Boeck) or Bach.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Bock ‘he-goat’.English : variant of Buck.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, English
A Small Stream; Near the Stream or Brook; From the Stream Near the Hollow; From the Western Stream
Girl/Female
Hindu
Book
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of boots, from Middle English, Old French bote (of unknown origin).Dutch and North German : metonymic occupational name for a boatman, from Dutch boot ‘boat’.
Surname or Lastname
English (southern)
English (southern) : from Middle English hoke, Old English hÅc ‘hook’, in any of a variety of senses: as a metonymic occupational name for someone who made and sold hooks as agricultural implements or employed them in his work; as a topographic name for someone who lived by a ‘hook’ of land, i.e. the bend of a river or the spur of a hill; or as a nickname (in part a survival of an Old English byname) for someone with a hunched back or a hooked nose. A similar ambiguity of interpretation presents itself in the case of Crook. In some cases the surname may be habitational from any of various places named Hook(e), from this word, as for example in Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey, Wiltshire, and Worcestershire.Swedish (Hö(ö)k) : nickname or a metonymic occupational name from hök ‘hawk’, a soldier’s name.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Book
Girl/Female
Tamil
Book
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English bÄr ‘boar’, hence probably a nickname for a keen hunter of wild boar or for someone thought to resemble the animal in some way.Variant spelling of Boer.
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset)
English (Somerset) : habitational name from Look in Puncknowle, Dorset, named in Old English with lūce ‘enclosure’.English : possibly a variant of Luck 3.Northern English and Scottish : from a vernacular pet form of Lucas.Dutch (van Look) : topographic name from look ‘enclosure’ or habitational name from a place named with this word.Thomas Look (b. c. 1622) was in Lynn, MA, by 1646. His son, also called Thomas (b. 1646), moved to Martha’s Vineyard about 1670.
BOOK CURSE
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a.
Versed in books; having knowledge derived from books.
v. t.
To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or baited hook; hence, to secure by allurement or artifice; to entrap; to catch; as, to hook a dress; to hook a trout.
n.
See Eccentric, and V-hook.
v. t.
To express or manifest by a look.
n.
The book used by a prompter of a theater.
n.
A part or subdivision of a treatise or literary work; as, the tenth book of "Paradise Lost."
v. t.
To enter, write, or register in a book or list.
v. t.
To look at; to turn the eyes toward.
v. t.
To enter the name of (any one) in a book for the purpose of securing a passage, conveyance, or seat; as, to be booked for Southampton; to book a seat in a theater.
n.
A book with wide spaces between the lines, to give room for notes.
n.
An A-B-C book; a primer.
n.
An account of books; book lore; bibliography.
v. t.
To cause to advance rapidly in price; as, to boom railroad or mining shares; to create a "boom" for; as to boom Mr. C. for senator.
v. i.
To bend; to curve as a hook.
n.
Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage.
v. t.
To extend, or push, with a boom or pole; as, to boom out a sail; to boom off a boat.
n.
Hence; Appearance; aspect; as, the house has a gloomy look; the affair has a bad look.