hardbound

[ hahrd-bound ]

adjective

1. (of a book) bound bound with a stiff cover, usually of cloth or leather; casebound.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hardbound¹

First recorded in 1725–35; hard + bound ¹

Example Sentences

So, we “archive activists” went to a far back corner of a reading room at the University of Virginia’s Alderman Library and discovered scores of huge, hardbound volumes of old “Cavalier Daily” student newspapers.

From Washington Blade

Yes, the hard-bound human mind, like the hardbound soil, has to be ploughed up.

From Project Gutenberg

"I would'nt be angry, Cousin," said little Sam, when the porpoise gave token that he was hardbound in slumber.

From Project Gutenberg

The baroness was not a young woman, and she was a hardbound Blue.

From Project Gutenberg