soft-cover
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of soft-cover
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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So many alleged wills have turned up that a Nevada promoter bound them together in a soft-cover book that sells for $5.
From Time Magazine Archive
The ads will put close to $1,500,000 into the Democratic till, and the party hopes to boost its gross well beyond $2,000,000 by selling hard-cover copies for $10, soft-cover versions for $5.
From Time Magazine Archive
The merry mailman cannot mangle the thing in your letter slot and twist it into some kind of soft-cover Calder.
From Time Magazine Archive
MSS secured reprint permissions from the various authors, added a table of contents and preface by Professor Garcia, and published a 224-page soft-cover edition in six weeks.
From Time Magazine Archive
The company has already produced MTV videos, toys, Nintendo games and hard- and soft-cover books.
From Time Magazine Archive
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