spiral-bound
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of spiral-bound
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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A customer came in and donated some spiral-bound, self-published works.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
However, after three weeks they suddenly took my diary off me because it was a spiral-bound notebook, which was a prohibited item.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2024
This spiral-bound compendium, once an Angeleno necessity, includes 504 pages of street maps in great gridded detail.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023
The recipe I started with was included in a small spiral-bound family cookbook that my uncle Ben had put together on the occasion of Sita's 90th birthday.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2022
Max's spiral-bound notebook with the striped cover and embossed M on the cover falls onto the ground and lands open.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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