half-bound

American  

[haf-bound, hahf-] / ˈhæfˌbaʊnd, ˈhɑf- /

adjective

1. bound in half binding.

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half-bound British  

adjective

1. (of a book) having a half-binding

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Etymology

Origin of half-bound

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

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half-bound

We retreated from our work, leaving our frames half-bound and unmanned.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Also, strongly half-bound, for Lending Libraries, at the reduced price of 2l. 16s.

From The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Cloth, price 6s.The above Works can also be had half-bound in morocco.⁂

From Legends of the Saxon Saints by Aubrey De Vere

Six Nos. 3s. each; or, neatly half-bound morocco, 21s.

From The Use of a Box of Colours In a Practical Demonstration on Composition, Light and Shade, and Colour. by Harry Willson

Folio, half-bound in sheepskin, 18/9 net; by post, 19/6.

From Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) by Clough Williams-Ellis