bindery

[ bahyn-duh-ree, -dree ]

noun,plural bind·er·ies.

a place where books are bound.

Origin of bindery

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; bind + -ery

Words that may be confused with bindery

binary, bindery

Words Nearby bindery

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How to use bindery in a sentence

The next morning I was at work in the bindery, smearing glue on the backs of unbound books.
Tramping on Life | Harry Kemp
Back of the bindery stood the blacksmith shop, where MacKittrick, the historian-blacksmith, plied the bellows and smote the anvil.
Tramping on Life | Harry Kemp
If the bindery is connected with the pressroom, they are simply jogged, counted, and piled on trucks and delivered in this way.
The Building of a Book | Various
In olden times, when all work was done by hand, the product of a good-sized cloth bindery was from 500 to 1000 books a day.
The Building of a Book | Various
As in the past the bindery has proved a valuable and economical section of the Library.
Report of the Chief Librarian | J. O. Wilson and General Assembly Library (New Zealand)

British Dictionary definitions for bindery

bindery

/ (ˈbaɪndərɪ) /

nounplural -eries

a place in which books are bound

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