clothbound

American  

[klawth-bound, kloth-] / ˈklɔθˈbaʊnd, ˈklɒθ- /

adjective

1. (of a book) bound with cloth rather than paper, leather, etc.

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clothbound British  

/ ˈklɒθˌbaʊnd /

adjective

1. (of a book) bound in stiff boards covered in cloth

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Etymology

Origin of clothbound

First recorded in 1855–60; cloth + bound ¹

Example Sentences

The company also called on cheesemongers around the world to contact them if they suspect they have been sold the stolen cheese, particularly clothbound cheddars in a 10kg or 24kg format with the tags detached.

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

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

It is a relic of an earlier age, before social media arrived to drink the humble clothbound keepsake’s milkshake.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2018

Her face tear-streaked but quite expressionless, almost vacuous, she picked up her handbag from the floor, opened it, and took out the small pea-green clothbound book.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger