perfect binding

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nounBookbinding.
  1. a technique for binding books by a machine that cuts off the backs of the sections and glues the leaves to a cloth or paper backing.

Origin of perfect binding

1
First recorded in 1925–30
  • Also called adhesive binding .

Other words from perfect binding

  • perfect-bound, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for perfect binding

perfect binding

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