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Tome, Tombe, Thome, n. [e.m.E. tome (1519), tombe (1672), F. tome, L. tomus.] A book, a volume; one of the books or volumes making up a literary work. b. ? Space in a literary work (cf. Tyme n.¹ 2 (3)). — 1579 Misc. Bann. C. II 200.
Of the first thome of the Palace of plesour thrie 1672 Fraser Polichron. 503.
I read over to him my own Triennial Travells abroad, in 3 tombes —b. 1567 Dalyell Sc. Poems 16th Cent. 274.
To speik of Nero now, I have no tome. Off Commodus, Caius, and Caracall, It war to lang for to discriue the fall