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soft-cover

[ sawft-kuhv-er, soft- ]
/ ˈsɔftˌkʌv ər, ˈsɒft- /
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noun, adjective
paperback (defs. 1, 2).
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Origin of soft-cover

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby soft-cover

soft coal, soft-coated wheaten terrier, soft commodities, soft copy, soft-core, soft-cover, soft credit inquiry, soft drink, soft drug, soften, softener
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Words related to soft-cover

album, booklet, brochure, copy, dictionary, edition, essay, fiction, magazine, manual, novel, pamphlet, paperback, publication, text, textbook, tome, volume, work, writing

How to use soft-cover in a sentence

  • The rivers deepened their channels and 119 cut through the soft cover of horizontal rock and into the arched beds beneath.

    North America|Israel C. Russell

  • Gertrude tucked a soft cover about her on the couch in her own room, and gave her smelling salts and a trifle of wine.

    Pray You, Sir, Whose Daughter?|Helen H. Gardener

  • Alfaretta still held the soft cover, which had slipped off when Leslie cut the rushes binding it on, turning it idly in her hands.

    Dorothy on a Ranch|Evelyn Raymond

  • Then the wolf said: Oh, Great Chief, thy work is good, but there is no soft cover for the saddle.

    Then and Now|Robert Vaughn

British Dictionary definitions for soft-cover

soft-cover
adjective
a less common word for paperback
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