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bookbinding

American  
[book-bahyn-ding] / ˈbʊkˌbaɪn dɪŋ /

noun

  1. the process or art of binding books.


Etymology

Origin of bookbinding

First recorded in 1765–75; book + binding

Example Sentences

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With the New York Antiquarian Book Fair starting today on the Upper East Side, we visited the Henry Bookbinding Company in Manhattan to see how books were made in our city’s past.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2017

"It will … never be as much as it used to be," said Mariana Blau, who runs A-1 Bookbinding, which has been operating in downtown Los Angeles for 55 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2014

Bookbinding and publishing lore once were the province of library schools.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2011

Based on illustration in Report of the Committee on Leather for Bookbinding.

From Library Bookbinding by Bailey, Arthur Low

Based on illustration in Report of the Committee on Leather for Bookbinding.

From Library Bookbinding by Bailey, Arthur Low

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