单词 | paperbound |
释义 | paperboundadj.n. A. adj. Of a book, etc.: bound in paper covers; paperback. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > kind of book > book of specific form or colour > [adjective] > having specific type of cover > soft paperbound1847 soft-covered1847 paper-backed1854 paperback1884 softcover1892 softback1958 1847 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 313/2 The market-price of the small paper-bound volumes..was so little—it being one of those editions which the journalists on the Continent often print to distribute gratis to the subscribers to their journal. 1890 Science 15 Aug. 237/2 Paper-bound copies free to those mentioning this journal. 1901 Sketch 24 July 26/2 The unsold paper-bound books in Germany are returned to the publisher, who re-binds them. 1928 A. Huxley Let. 12 Dec. (1969) 304 He'd be able to get rid of the paper bound copies at the same time. 2000 Evening Standard (Nexis) 18 July 54 Instead of paperbound volumes, you download the text of a novel (or several novels) onto a handheld, electronic device. B. n. Chiefly U.S. A book bound in paper covers; a paperback. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > kind of book > book of specific form or colour > [noun] > with specific type of back or cover blue book1633 green book1798 paperback1843 paper cover1843 yellowback1859 flat-back1888 greenback1893 paperbound1933 softback1951 hardback1953 hardcover1953 pocketbook1953 softcover1953 trade paperback1960 1933 Collectors' Jrnl. 4 388/1 If there is a doubt about this, try to buy them from dealers that know the rationale of value in paperbounds. 1952 A. Ginsberg Let. Feb. in J. Kerouac & A. Ginsberg Lett. (2010) 133 Carl pushing Bill's book for a Wyn paperbound. That's OK it means money. 1960 Russ. Rev. 19 93 Original paperbounds by noted scholars. 1970 Scholarly Publishing 1 419 Yale Fastbacks will be made available as paperbounds, at low cost, and they will often reflect the newest techniques of rapid book production. 1996 Jrnl. Philos. 93 (Advt. section following p. 50) New Paperbounds from Yale. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1847 |
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