half binding


nounBookbinding.
  1. a type of book binding consisting of a leather binding on the spine and, sometimes, the corners, with paper or cloth sides.

Origin of half binding

1
First recorded in 1815–25
  • Also called half leather.

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British Dictionary definitions for half-binding

half-binding

noun
  1. a type of hardback bookbinding in which the spine and corners are bound in one material, such as leather, and the sides in another, such as cloth

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