"lookbook" meaning in English

See lookbook in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlʊkbʊk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-lookbook.wav [US] Forms: lookbooks [plural]
Etymology: look + book Etymology templates: {{compound|en|look|book}} look + book Head templates: {{en-noun}} lookbook (plural lookbooks)
  1. (fashion, colloquial) A comprehensive directory of fashion-related companies and people, such as fashion designers, industry figures, brands and retail stores. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Fashion
    Sense id: en-lookbook-en-noun-zvzzlRBM Topics: fashion, lifestyle
  2. (fashion, colloquial) A contiguous showcase of still images of a fashion designer or fashion brand’s collection. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Fashion
    Sense id: en-lookbook-en-noun-VFDts8py Topics: fashion, lifestyle
  3. (film) A showcase of photographs etc. describing how a film should look. Categories (topical): Film
    Sense id: en-lookbook-en-noun-2LyQCMno Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: look book

Verb

IPA: /ˈlʊkbʊk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-lookbook.wav [US] Forms: lookbooks [present, singular, third-person], lookbooking [participle, present], lookbooked [participle, past], lookbooked [past]
Etymology: look + book Etymology templates: {{compound|en|look|book}} look + book Head templates: {{en-verb}} lookbook (third-person singular simple present lookbooks, present participle lookbooking, simple past and past participle lookbooked)
  1. (fashion, colloquial) To locate fashion-related information by means of a directory. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Fashion
    Sense id: en-lookbook-en-verb-cd4aUGg6 Topics: fashion, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: look book

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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