quarter binding
noun
a style of bookbinding in which the spine is leather and the sides are cloth or paper.
Origin of quarter binding
First recorded in 1910–15
OTHER WORDS FROM quarter binding
quar·ter-bound [kwawr-ter-bound] /ˈkwɔr tərˌbaʊnd/, adjectiveWords nearby quarter binding
quartan malaria,
quarte,
quarter,
quarter bar,
quarter bend,
quarter binding,
quarter blanket,
quarter crack,
quarter day,
quarter dollar,
quarter eagle
British Dictionary definitions for quarter-bound
quarter-bound
adjective
(of a book) having a binding consisting of two types of material, the better type being used on the spine