Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Hornbook \Horn"book`\, n.
1. The first book for children, or that from which in former
times they learned their letters and rudiments; -- so
called because a sheet of horn covered the small, thin
board of oak, or the slip of paper, on which the alphabet,
digits, and often the Lord's Prayer, were written or
printed; a primer. "He teaches boys the hornbook." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. A book containing the rudiments of any science or branch
of knowledge; a manual; a handbook.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hornbook
n 1: a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or
basic skills of a branch of knowledge
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย