Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having a cover of thick paper boards covered with cloth. Used of a book.
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- adjective publishing Bound with
cloth , as opposed to other bindings such aspaper orleather .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I will remind you that the clothbound copy of The Merewife up now is probably the only one I will ever auction, as I received but four copies, back in 2005.
Only half awake, she types just fine, Sir. serenavalentino 2009
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After gently unfastening the elastic strap keeping his dearest musings safe from prying eyes, little literary artiste Evan Stansky penned a few more darling thoughts into his clothbound Moleskine notebook Wednesday.
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His infectious energy, his talent, his great generosity in a burst of enthusiasm, he gave my beloved clothbound Collected Shakespeare to a student had put him at the center of every group of friends we had ever known.
My Ex Published A Poetry Collection--About Me! Zoe Triska 2011
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His infectious energy, his talent, his great generosity in a burst of enthusiasm, he gave my beloved clothbound Collected Shakespeare to a student had put him at the center of every group of friends we had ever known.
My Ex Published A Poetry Collection--About Me! Zoe Triska 2011
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I should remind you that the clothbound copy of The Merewife up now is very probably the only one I will ever auction, as I received but four comp copies, back in 2005.
"Sometimes, getting laid is more important than killing orc kings." faustfatale 2009
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It was a clothbound, dustjacketed coffee table book filled with the tweeted birthday wishes of her fans.
Britney Spears and the Future of Book Publishing Anna Barber 2010
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It was a clothbound, dustjacketed coffee table book filled with the tweeted birthday wishes of her fans.
Anna Barber: Britney Spears and the Future of Book Publishing 2010
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The paper is from a red clothbound watercolor sketchbook from France, made by Sennelier.
Wheelbarrow James Gurney 2010
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And the kale salad with clothbound cheddar and butternut squash cannot be missed.
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One thousand signed, clothbound copies will be available, priced at $350 each.
'Decision Points': George Bush's Memoir COMING SOON (PHOTO) 2010
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