half-bound

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adjective

ˈhaf-ˌbau̇nd 

ˈhäf-

of a book

: bound in material of two qualities with the material of better quality on the spine and corners

half binding noun

half binding

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noun

: a book binding in which one kind of material (as leather, cloth, or vellum) covers the backbone, one quarter of the boards away from the backbone, and sometimes the corners while another kind of material covers the rest compare full binding, quarter binding, three-quarter binding

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1738, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for half-bound

• abound
• aground
• around
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground