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quarter binding

noun

a style of bookbinding in which the spine is leather and the sides are cloth or paper.

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Compare full binding, half binding, three-quarter binding.

Origin of quarter binding

First recorded in 1910–15

OTHER WORDS FROM quarter binding

quar·ter-bound [kwawr-ter-bound], /ˈkwɔr tərˌbaʊnd/, adjective

Words nearby quarter binding

quarterage, quarterback, quarterback sneak, quarter bar, quarter bend, quarter binding, quarter blanket, quarter-bound, quarter-breed, quarter crack, quarter day
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