From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tome \Tome\, noun [F. tome (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. tomo), L. tomus, fr. Gr. ? a piece cut off, a part of a book, a volume, akin to ? to cup, and perhaps to L. tondere to shear, E. tonsure. Cf. {Anatomy}, {Atom}, {Entomology}, {Epitome}. ] As many writings as are bound in a volume, forming part of a larger work; a book; -- usually applied to a ponderous volume.
Tomes of fable and of dream. --Cowper.
A more childish expedient than that to which he now resorted is not to be found in all the tomes of the casuists. --Macaulay.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a (usually) large and scholarly book
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "tome": best seller, book, bound book, classic, coloring book, definitive work, folio, great work, hardback, juvenile, juvenile book, limp-cover book, magnum opus, nonbook, notebook, novel, opus, opuscule, opusculum, paperback, picture book, playbook, pocket book, prayer book, production, psalmbook, psalter, publication, serial, sketchbook, soft-cover, songbook, standard work, storybook, title, trade book, volume, work, writing
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Tome-Adelino, NM -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Mexico Population (2000): 2211 Housing Units (2000): 830 Land area (2000): 6.049939 sq. miles (15.669270 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.049939 sq. miles (15.669270 sq. km) FIPS code: 78685 Located within: New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35 Location: 34.728771 N, 106.719736 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Tome-Adelino, NM Tome-Adelino Tome, NM Tome
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