hardback

[ hahrd-bak ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

hardback

/ ˈhɑːdˌbæk /

Alsocaseboundˈkeɪsˌbaʊndhardboundˈhɑːdˌbaʊndhardcoverˈhɑːdˌkʌvə of or denoting a hardback or the publication of hardbacks

First recorded in 1740–50; hard + back ¹

Someone might pull your mouldering hardback from the bottom of the stack and point a neon sign at it.

The Harlequin hardback, out today, is appropriately dubbed: Sh*t Girls Say.

I started writing it a few years ago and it came out in hardback in 2009.

The fact that no paperback followed the hardback was a testament to the bad blood between Jackson and the publisher.

Oddly, the hardback edition of The Social Agent remains available now for immediate delivery via the Internet.

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