hardcover

[ hahrd-kuhv-er ]
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noun
  1. a book bound in cloth, leather, or the like, over stiff material: Hardcovers are more durable than paperbacks.

adjective
  1. bound in cloth, leather, or the like, over stiff material: a hardcover series.

  2. noting or pertaining to hardcover books: hardcover sales.

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Origin of hardcover

1
First recorded in 1945–50; hard + cover

Other words from hardcover

  • hardcovered, adjective

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