half-bound

ˌhæfˈbaʊnd

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Definition of half-bound - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

cover materials

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having the spine in one material and sides in another

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The half-bound book featured a leather spine and cloth sides.

leather corners

TECH.

having the spine and corners bound in leather

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The library has a collection of half-bound volumes.

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Origin of half-bound

English, half (partly) + bound (tied)

Examples of half-bound in a sentence

Collectors often seek half-bound editions for their unique appearance.
She admired the half-bound book for its elegant design.
The rare edition was half-bound, adding to its value.

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French:demi-relié, ...
German:halbgebunden, ...
Italian:mezza pelle, ...
Spanish:semiencuadernado, medio encuadernado, ...
Portuguese:meia-encadernação, meio-encadernado, ...
Chinese:混合装订的, 半皮装订的, ...
Japanese:ハーフバウンドの, 半革装の, ...
Arabic:مُجَلَّد نِصْفي, نِصْف جِلْد, ...
Hebrew:חֲצִי כָּרוּךְ, כָּרוּךְ חֶצְיָה בְּעוֹר, ...
Russian:полукожаный, ...
Ukrainian:напівпереплетений, напівшкіряний, ...
Hindi:अर्ध-बद्ध, आधा-बद्ध, ...
Bengali:অর্ধ-বাঁধাই, অর্ধ-বাঁধা, ...
Catalan:mig relligat, mig enquadernat, ...
Czech:polokožený, ...
Danish:halvindbunden, halvindbundet, ...
Dutch:halfgebonden, ...
Greek:μισοδεμένος, ...
Hungarian:vegyes kötésű, félbőr, ...
Khmer:ក្បាលសៀវភៅធ្វើពីសម្ភារៈមួយ ហើយផ្នែកសងខាងធ្វើពីសម្ភារៈផ្សេង, ដែលក្រប់ស្បែកតែផ្នែកខ្នង និងជ្រុងៗ, ...
Korean:반양장본, 반가죽 제본의, ...
Persian:نیمه‌صحافی, نیمه‌چرم, ...
Polish:półskórkowy, półskórzany, ...
Portuguese (BR):meia-encadernação, meio-encadernado, ...
Romanian:cu cotor pe jumătate legat, legat în piele la cotor și colțuri, ...
Swedish:halvfransk, halvfranskt bunden, ...
Thai:ครึ่งหนึ่งเป็นหนัง, หุ้มหนังครึ่งหนึ่ง, ...
Turkish:yarı ciltli, yarı deri ciltli, ...
Vietnamese:nửa bìa, bọc da nửa phần, ...

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