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

Three vols, demy 8vo, morocco, 3l. 3s.; or in two vols, super-royal 8vo, neatly half-bound in morocco, gilt edges, 3l. 10s.; morocco, 3l. 16s.

From The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue by John Leech

The above Works can also be had half-bound in morocco.

From Dante Six Sermons by Philip H. Wicksteed

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

Price 1s. cloth; 1s. 6d. half-bound in leather, red edges.

From Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words by Thomas Preston

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