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

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

The whole are printed on India Paper, price 3s. each Part; or 21s. neatly half-bound.

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

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 Willson, Harry

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

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

Post 8vo, printed on laid paper and half-bound, 2s.

From The Ivory Gate, a new edition by Besant, Walter, Sir