hardbound

[ hahrd-bound ]
/ ˈhɑrdˈbaʊnd /

adjective

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

Origin of hardbound

First recorded in 1725–35; hard + bound1

Words nearby hardbound

hardbake, hardball, hardboard, hardbody, hardboot, hardbound, hardcore, hardcover, hardecanute, harden, harden off

Example sentences from the Web for hardbound

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

    Chanticleer |Cornelius Mathews

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

    Flowers of Freethought |George W. Foote

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

    The Tragic Comedians, Complete |George Meredith