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

Word History and Origins

Origin of clothbound¹

First recorded in 1855–60; cloth + bound ¹