softbackn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈsɒf(t)bak/, U.S.

/ˈsɔf(t)ˌbæk/,

/ˈsɑf(t)ˌbæk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soft adj., back n.¹

Etymology: < soft adj. + back n.¹ In sense A. 2 after hardback n. 2.

A. n.

1. U.S. A softshell turtle of the genus Apalone (formerly Trionyx). Also more fully softback turtle. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > suborder Cryptodira > member of family Trionychidae (soft-shell)

mud turtle1756

softshell turtle1804

soft tortoise1821

mud terrapin1829

softshell1830

softback1832

Trionyx1835

potamian1851

1832 T. P. Lockwood Geogr. S.-Carolina 132 Of the shell kind [of fish] are, the soft back turtle,..and stinking-terrapin.

1859 P. H. Gosse Lett. from Alabama 99 Another Tortoise of even greater size and equal ferocity is the Soft-back (Trionyx ferox).

2009 J. Carnegie In Different League 47 Being as well protected as a soft-back turtle, I soon came to regret this unsound decision.

2. Originally U.S. A paperback book; = paperback n. in softback: in a paperback edition. Cf. hardback n. 2.

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

1951 Baytown (Texas) Sun 14 Sept. 6/6 Men like Gardner, Cain, Burnett, Faulkner and others who can get a dozen of these soft-backs on the market can do handsomely through them alone.

1967 Jrnl. Biol. Psychol. 9 ii. 3 Both books are published in softback and are relatively inexpensive.

1986 Trans. Inst. Brit. Geographers 11 249/2 For those with an appreciation of the scientific problems posed by climate.., this book is a very useful document indeed. It is particularly good to have it in soft back.

2000 Watermark Catal. (RNLI) Christmas 24/2 This splendid softback celebrates Britannia's 44 years of service as a floating Royal residence.

B. adj. Originally U.S.

1. Having a soft back or surround.

ΚΠ

1881 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 14 Oct. 8/3 James Rich..has accepted the recent challenge of John Brooks, the California heavy-weight, to meet him with soft back gloves for $100 a side.

1888 Wisconsin Farmers' Inst. Bull. No. 2. 346 (advt.) In place of using the ‘soft center’ steel or the ‘soft back’ steel..we use a solid Hardened Steel Mould Board.

1959 D. J. Duffin Carpet Laying & Estimating Handbk. vii. 98 With the waffle side down, a soft-back carpet cannot ‘imprint’ itself into the tread design.

2011 Sunday Independent 26 June Comfortable, soft-back chairs and roomy tables upstairs in the VIP area.

2. Of a book: = paperback adj. 1. Also: of or relating to books of this kind.

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

1958 B. Malamud Magic Barrel 141 He had got some of his softback books read.

1966 Time 8 July 60/3 Pocket books will be better able to assure authors of bonuses for softback reprint rights.

2004 P. Plate Fogtown vi. 41 A Random House dictionary sat on the coffee table, along with a moth-eaten softback copy of Boris Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	softback
释义	softbackn.adj. Brit. /ˈsɒf(t)bak/, U.S. /ˈsɔf(t)ˌbæk/, /ˈsɑf(t)ˌbæk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soft adj., back n.¹ Etymology: < soft adj. + back n.¹ In sense A. 2 after hardback n. 2. A. n. 1. U.S. A softshell turtle of the genus Apalone (formerly Trionyx). Also more fully softback turtle. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > suborder Cryptodira > member of family Trionychidae (soft-shell) mud turtle1756 softshell turtle1804 soft tortoise1821 mud terrapin1829 softshell1830 softback1832 Trionyx1835 potamian1851 1832 T. P. Lockwood Geogr. S.-Carolina 132 Of the shell kind [of fish] are, the soft back turtle,..and stinking-terrapin. 1859 P. H. Gosse Lett. from Alabama 99 Another Tortoise of even greater size and equal ferocity is the Soft-back (Trionyx ferox). 2009 J. Carnegie In Different League 47 Being as well protected as a soft-back turtle, I soon came to regret this unsound decision. 2. Originally U.S. A paperback book; = paperback n. in softback: in a paperback edition. Cf. hardback n. 2. 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 1951 Baytown (Texas) Sun 14 Sept. 6/6 Men like Gardner, Cain, Burnett, Faulkner and others who can get a dozen of these soft-backs on the market can do handsomely through them alone. 1967 Jrnl. Biol. Psychol. 9 ii. 3 Both books are published in softback and are relatively inexpensive. 1986 Trans. Inst. Brit. Geographers 11 249/2 For those with an appreciation of the scientific problems posed by climate.., this book is a very useful document indeed. It is particularly good to have it in soft back. 2000 Watermark Catal. (RNLI) Christmas 24/2 This splendid softback celebrates Britannia's 44 years of service as a floating Royal residence. B. adj. Originally U.S. 1. Having a soft back or surround. ΚΠ 1881 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 14 Oct. 8/3 James Rich..has accepted the recent challenge of John Brooks, the California heavy-weight, to meet him with soft back gloves for $100 a side. 1888 Wisconsin Farmers' Inst. Bull. No. 2. 346 (advt.) In place of using the ‘soft center’ steel or the ‘soft back’ steel..we use a solid Hardened Steel Mould Board. 1959 D. J. Duffin Carpet Laying & Estimating Handbk. vii. 98 With the waffle side down, a soft-back carpet cannot ‘imprint’ itself into the tread design. 2011 Sunday Independent 26 June Comfortable, soft-back chairs and roomy tables upstairs in the VIP area. 2. Of a book: = paperback adj. 1. Also: of or relating to books of this kind. 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 1958 B. Malamud Magic Barrel 141 He had got some of his softback books read. 1966 Time 8 July 60/3 Pocket books will be better able to assure authors of bonuses for softback reprint rights. 2004 P. Plate Fogtown vi. 41 A Random House dictionary sat on the coffee table, along with a moth-eaten softback copy of Boris Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1832
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