clothbound
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of clothbound
Example Sentences
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Fraudsters posing as legitimate wholesalers for a major French retailer were sent the 950 clothbound cheeses, which are worth more than £300,000, before it was realised they were a fake firm.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024
The Kirkland cheese flight, with five cheeses ranging from an Italian sheep's milk cheese with truffles to a Cabot clothbound mature cheddar, is only $19.99.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2021
“Walden” borrows its name from Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden; or, Life in the Woods,” a memoir, harangue, self-help manual and work of autofiction rolled into one clothbound volume.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2021
One late December in the 1950s, Sen. John F. Kennedy received a Christmas present from his speechwriter, Ted Sorensen: a thick, clothbound volume titled “A Treasury of the World’s Great Speeches.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2021
“Here you go,” said Kojo, setting down a stack of clothbound books.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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