quarter-bound

quar·ter-bound

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Definitions of quarter-bound word

noun quarter-bound a style of bookbinding in which the spine is leather and the sides are cloth or paper. 1
adjective quarter-bound (of a book) having a binding consisting of two types of material, the better type being used on the spine 0

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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