hardback
hardback · hardbacks
A book with a solid bindingA book with a solid binding.
US/ˈhɑɹdˌbæk/
» The girl was carrying several books, not textbooks but thick hardback books.
Девочка несла несколько книг — не учебников, а толстых книг в твёрдом переплёте.
Meaning
1 sensesA book with a solid binding.
More definitions
- a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers
Examples
2 sentencesThe girl was carrying several books, not textbooks but thick hardback books.
ruДевочка несла несколько книг — не учебников, а толстых книг в твёрдом переплёте.
The girl was carrying several books. Not textbooks, but thick hardback books.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From hard + back, formed in analogy to earlier paperback.From hard + back, formed in analogy to earlier paperback.
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