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DEFINITION: (verb) Attribute or credit to. SYNONYMS: ascribe, attribute, assign. USAGE: Keller, why does your article impute things to my father without the slightest foundation?

A severe cyclone, packing winds of 155 mph (250 kph), has struck Bangladesh, killing more than 1000 people and leaving tens of thousands homeless. The storm triggered 15 ft (5 m) high tidal surges that swept over 3 coastal towns and forced millions to evacuate. The death toll is expected to rise as search operations continue and the extent of the damage is more accurately assessed. Bangladesh is often subject to severe weather events; in 1970, the Bhola cyclone claimed up to 500,000 lives.

The craft of bookbinding began simply, with the use of boards to protect parchment manuscripts. By the 2nd century, sheets of parchment were being folded and sewn together. During the Middle Ages, the practice of making fine bindings for these sewn volumes rose to great heights; books were rare and precious articles, and many were treated with exquisite gilded and jeweled bindings. What is the uncommon practice of binding books in human skin, a technique dating back to the 17th century, called?