bookbinding

ˈbʊkˌbaɪndɪŋ

Definition

Definition of bookbinding - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

craft

Rare

making books by attaching covers to pages

Rare

Bookbinding requires skill and patience.

bibliopegy

binding

rebinding

Adjective

craft

Rare

related to the process of binding books

Rare

She used bookbinding glue for the repair.

binding

bookmaking

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Origin of bookbinding

English, book + binding (fastening)

Terms with bookbinding included in their meaning

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bind

bookbinding

put together in a cover, as of books

spiral binding

bookbinding

method of securing pages with a wire coil

binder

bookbinding

person who binds books

gathering

bookbinding

section of folded paper in bookbinding

antique

bookbinding

emboss without gilding in bookbinding

cord

bookbinding

flatten a book during binding

book stamp

bookbinding

die for stamping book covers

folding stick

bookbinding

tool for folding and creasing paper

Examples of bookbinding in a sentence

The museum displayed centuries-old bookbinding from the monastery.
The bookbinding workshop taught various techniques.
He admired the bookbinding skills of the artisan.

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French:reliure, de reliure, ...
German:Buchbinderei, buchbinderisch, ...
Italian:rilegatura, per rilegatura, ...
Spanish:encuadernación, de encuadernación, ...
Portuguese:encadernação, de encadernação, ...
Chinese:装订, 装订的, ...
Japanese:製本, 製本用の, ...
Arabic:تَجْلِيد الكُتُب, خَاصّ بِتَجْلِيد الكُتُب, ...
Hebrew:עִצוּב סְפָרִים, שֶׁל כְּרִיכַת סְפָרִים, ...
Russian:переплётное дело, переплетный, ...
Ukrainian:переплетення книг, переплетний, ...
Hindi:पुस्तकबाइंडिंग, पुस्तक बंधन, ...
Bengali:বই বাঁধানো, বই বাঁধাই, ...
Catalan:encuadernació, enquadernació, ...
Czech:knihařství, knihařský, ...
Danish:bogbinding, bogbindings, ...
Dutch:boekbinden, boekbind, ...
Greek:βιβλιοδεσία, βιβλιοδεσίας, ...
Hungarian:könyvkötés, könyvkötő, ...
Khmer:ការចងសៀវភៅ, ចងសៀវភៅ, ...
Korean:제책, 제본의, ...
Persian:صحافی, صحافی کتاب, ...
Polish:oprawa książek, introligatorski, ...
Portuguese (BR):encadernação, de encadernação, ...
Romanian:legătorie, pentru legătorie, ...
Swedish:bokbinderi, bokbindnings-, ...
Thai:การเข้าเล่มหนังสือ, เย็บเล่มหนังสือ, ...
Turkish:ciltçilik, ciltleme, ...
Vietnamese:đóng sách, ...

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Definition of bookbinding - Reverso English Dictionary

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