paperbound

[pey-per-bak]

pa·per·back

[pey-per-bak]
noun
1.
a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.
adjective
2.
(of a book) bound in a flexible paper cover: a paperback edition of Orwell's novel.
3.
of, for, or pertaining to paperbacks: a paperback bookstore.

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Paperbound is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Also, softcover; pa·per·bound [pey-per-bound] , softbound (for defs. 1, 2).
Compare hardcover.


Origin:
1895–1900; paper + back1
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