half binding

noun

, Bookbinding.

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of half binding¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

Half binding, when the leather covers the back and only part of the sides, a book is said to be half bound.

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Full leather is much more expensive than half binding, though not doubly so.

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The dishabille, or half-binding (with Russia backs ever) is our costume.

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