Definition of Tomes

1. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹

2. Noun. (plural of tome) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tomes

1. tome [n] - See also: tome

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tomes

tomcats
tomcatted
tomcatting
tomcod
tomcods
tome
tomelet
tomelets
tomenta
tomentose
tomentous
tomentum
tomentum cerebri
tomes (current term)
tomfool
tomfooled
tomfooleries
tomfoolery
tomfools
tomia
tomial
tomichite
tomium
tomjohn
tomjohns
tomling
tommed
tommied

Literary usage of Tomes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1899)
"tomes published: 1. ' A Course of Lectures on Dental Physiology and Surgery,' 8vo, London, 1848. These lectures have become classic; they were delivered at ..."

2. The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal: Exhibiting a Concise View of the (1853)
"By JOHN tomes, FRS, Surgeon-Dentist to the Middlesex Hospital, and CAMPBELL DE MORGAN, Surgeon to the Middlesex Hospital. (Philosophical Transactions for ..."

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