Al"bum (&?;), n. [L., neut. of albus white: cf. F. album. Cf. Alb.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A white tablet on which anything was inscribed, as a list of names, etc.
2. A register for visitors' names; a visitors' book.
3. A blank book,
in which to
insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs, etc.