hardbound
/ˈhɑːdbaʊnd/adjective
1Suffering from constipation.
2Of a book: bound in stiff covers; hardbacked. Compare paperbound rare before 20th cent. and now chiefly US.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Peter Levens (fl. 1552–1587), lexicographer. From hard + bound.
- concerto grosso
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- concert performance
- concert pianist
- concert piece
- concert pitch
- concert room
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- concert version
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- concession
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- praisably
- praise
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