(of a book) bound in stiff boards covered in cloth
clothbound in American English
(klɔθˌbaʊnd; klɑθˌbaʊnd)
adjective
having a binding of stiff pasteboard covered with cloth
said of a book
clothbound in American English
(ˈklɔθˈbaund, ˈklɑθ-)
adjective
(of a book)
bound with cloth rather than paper, leather, etc
Word origin
[1855–60; cloth + bound1]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boilerplate, lavabo, pickup, specialist, superheat
Examples of 'clothbound' in a sentence
clothbound
The two clothbound notebooks in which it is written tell a story.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
There are clothbound versions of the classics on the market beautiful enough to tempt bibliophobes to try them.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It won't be his fault if the jackets of this particular clothbound classic remain largely pristine.