half-bound

American  

[haf-baund, 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

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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

Cr. 8vo, half-bound leather, cloth sides, 5/-; cloth extra, gilt, 2/6.

From The Girls of St. Olave's by Mabel Mackintosh

Fcap. 8vo., parchment, or half-bound in Japanese paper. 3s 6d.

From How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage by Edward John Hardy

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

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

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