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

Folio, half-bound in sheepskin, 18/9 net; by post, 19/6.

From Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) by Williams-Ellis, Clough

If small pieces of leather are placed on the corners the book is still half-bound.

From Library Bookbinding by Bailey, Arthur Low

One Volume, 8vo, half-bound, with 400 Illustrations, price 5s. 6d.

From The Comic History of Rome by Becket, Gilbert Abbott ?

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

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