clothbound

American  

[klawth-bound, kloth-] / ˈklɔθˈbaʊnd, ˈklɒθ- /

adjective

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

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clothbound British  

/ ˈklɒθˌbaʊnd /

adjective

1. (of a book) bound in stiff boards covered in cloth

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Etymology

Origin of clothbound

First recorded in 1855–60; cloth + bound ¹

Example Sentences

Fraudsters posing as legitimate wholesalers for a major French retailer were sent the 950 clothbound cheeses, which are worth more than £300,000, before it was realised they were a fake firm.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2024

The Kirkland cheese flight, with five cheeses ranging from an Italian sheep's milk cheese with truffles to a Cabot clothbound mature cheddar, is only $19.99.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2021

It is a relic of an earlier age, before social media arrived to drink the humble clothbound keepsake’s milkshake.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2018

On the far left of the middle shelf stands an old clothbound copy of “Basic Marketing, a Managerial Approach.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2016

The girl sat at her dressing table, a much-handled clothbound score open on her knees, marking here and there with a ballpoint pen.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick