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bindery

American  
[bahyn-duh-ree, -dree] / ˈbaɪn də ri, -dri /

noun

binderies plural
  1. a place where books are bound.


bindery British  
/ ˈbaɪndərɪ /

noun

  1. a place in which books are bound

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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noun

Etymology

Origin of bindery

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

Example Sentences

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Once a 19th-century book bindery, the building was converted into luxe residences with unique character.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

The original building included a front office, print shop, bindery and library that housed thousands of books and manuscripts — some donated, some collected by Hall on his travels across the globe.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2023

In 2014, she moved the bindery to its current location, a two-story building on a tree-lined block anchored by the high school.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2016

They did exceedingly high-quality work and had an archival bindery, too, and so I just was really taken with the whole enterprise.

From BusinessWeek • Aug. 10, 2012

Magazines should have a bindery slip made and a sample volume already bound sent that each set may be uniform as to color of cover, lettering, etc.

From Mending and Repair of Books by Brown, Margaret Wright

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