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clothbound

[ klawth-bound, kloth- ]

adjective

  1. (of a book) bound bound with cloth rather than paper, leather, etc.


clothbound

/ ˈklɒθˌbaʊnd /

adjective

  1. (of a book) bound in stiff boards covered in cloth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of clothbound1

First recorded in 1855–60; cloth + bound 1

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