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half binding
noun
, Bookbinding.
- 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
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of half binding1
First recorded in 1815–25
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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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