hardbound

[hahrd-bound]

hard·bound

[hahrd-bound]
adjective
(of a book) bound with a stiff cover, usually of cloth or leather; casebound.
Compare paperback.


Origin:
1725–35; hard + bound1
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Hardbound is always a great word to know.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
WordNet
hardbound

adjective
having a hard back or cover; "hardback books" [syn: hardbacked
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