perfect-binding

perfect binding

noun Bookbinding.
a technique for binding books by a machine that cuts off the backs of the sections and glues the leaves to a cloth or paper backing.
Also called adhesive binding.


Origin:
1925–30

per·fect-bound, adjective
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See adhesive binding

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