dusty volume

Frequency: 5.54.1 per million words

an old book that has been sitting on a shelf for a long time

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Examples (10)

  • He pulled a dusty volume from the top shelf of the old library.
  • The old scholar was surrounded by stacks of dusty volumes containing ancient lore.
  • She found an old map tucked inside a dusty volume she had inherited from her grandfather.
  • The library's special collection housed many rare and dusty volumes.
  • What forgotten secrets might this dusty volume hold within its pages?
  • For years, the dusty volume of poetry had remained untouched on the mantelpiece.
  • He carefully opened the fragile, dusty volume, its pages yellowed with age.
  • The back room of the bookstore was filled with forgotten, dusty volumes waiting to be discovered.
  • Uncovering a dusty volume of family history was the highlight of her trip to the attic.
  • If you explore the oldest part of the archive, you'll find countless dusty volumes.