Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The art, trade, or profession of binding books.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The operation of binding books; the process of securing the sheets of a book within a permanent casing of bookbinders' board and leather or cloth, or other suitable materials, covering the sides and back, and jointed at their junction.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The art, process, or business of binding books.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
- n. the craft of binding books
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“She took a training in bookbinding in London under Mr. Cobden-Sanderson and established her bindery at Hull-House in which design and workmanship, beauty and thoroughness are taught to a small number of apprentices.”
“As I have had but very slight previous practice in bookbinding, my rate of progress was at first somewhat slow; and after a few days of solitary labour, I was glad to accept the offer of help from four or five native apprentices – some of our local preachers.”
“The poorer pupils helped with the school and worked for free during their spare time in camp activities such as bookbinding, theater work, or choir participation.”
“Almost every mission on the Coast has now a technical school just started or having collections made at home to start one; but in the majority of these crafts such as bookbinding, printing, tailoring, etc., are being taught which are not at present wanted.”
“Marbling has become very popular in recent years, and can be used in many ways, such as bookbinding, picture framing, lampshades, placemats, giftwrap, collages, scrapbooking, and origami.”
“Pettingell Book Bindery, a two-person shop in Berkeley, specializes in fine bookbinding—especially high-quality work that is done without the aid of machines—while Emeryville's John DeMerritt Bookbinding, another two-person shop, caters to artists and galleries.”
The Wall Street Journal: Digital Rivals, Economy Put Bookmakers in Bind
“Book-industry observers trace the concentration of bookbinding shops in part to the area's deep roots in publishing.”
The Wall Street Journal: Digital Rivals, Economy Put Bookmakers in Bind
“This is something that's important to them…a physical memento," said Mr. James, who also runs a museum of bookbinding equipment.”
The Wall Street Journal: Digital Rivals, Economy Put Bookmakers in Bind
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