thumb index: Meaning and Definition of

thumb' in"dex

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a series of labeled notches cut along the fore edge of a book, to indicate the divisions or sections.

thumb-in•dex

Pronunciation: (thum'in"deks), [key]
— v.t.
  1. to provide (a book) with a thumb index.
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