sketchbook

Definition

A book or pad with blank pages for sketching; a sketch pad.

Etymology

From sketch + book.

Example Sentences

• "This compact sketchbook displays every style of blinds imaginable, from rollers to Romans and from London to Austrian blinds."
• "Since writing the preface for my sketchbook, I have, of course, been involved in a number of more recent projects where I have sketched ideas for structural solutions."
• "This sketchbook provides an artist's impression in watercolours and drawings of the city's varied past, linked to the buildings and neighbourhoods still here today, as well as a glimpse of some of the beautifully conserved historic settlements on nearby islands."