spiral-bound
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of spiral-bound
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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At the bottom, I found it: a Mead brand spiral-bound notebook.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2024
However, after three weeks they suddenly took my diary off me because it was a spiral-bound notebook, which was a prohibited item.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2024
There’s an easy way to find these lesser-known destinations: the Passport to Your National Parks, a $12.95 spiral-bound booklet first created in 1986.
From Slate • Aug. 18, 2023
That thin, spiral-bound cookbook gave me permission to strike out on my own, igniting that first spark of pride that I still feel when I make something and hear the mmms around the table.
From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2022
Then one day at the public library in Pawhuska I noticed, tucked amid volumes of Osage history, a spiral-bound manuscript titled “The Murder of Mary DeNoya-Bellieu-Lewis.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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