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clothbound

[ klawth-bound, kloth- ]
/ ˈklɔθˈbaʊnd, ˈklɒθ- /
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adjective
(of a book) bound with cloth rather than paper, leather, etc.
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Origin of clothbound

First recorded in 1855–60; cloth + bound1

Words nearby clothbound

clostridium, Clostridium difficile, closure, clot, cloth, clothbound, cloth-cap, clothe, cloth-eared, clothes, clothesbasket
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British Dictionary definitions for clothbound

clothbound
/ (ˈklɒθˌbaʊnd) /
adjective
(of a book) bound in stiff boards covered in cloth
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