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bookbinding Definition

book·bind·ing (-bīn′diŋ)

noun

  1. the art, trade, or business of binding books
  2. the binding of a book

bookbinding Related Forms
book·bind′er noun
bookbinding Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • study: My brother studied bookbinding as a profession - I think the glues used varied according to which parts you were gluing to what.
  • include: There will be a variety of stalls and displays of interest to all book lovers including bookbinding and parchment craft.

Adjective modifier

  • contemporary: He is also interested in contemporary creative bookbinding and exhibits regularly in Europe and the USA.
  • English: A longer term project is a history of English bookbinding, ca.
  • Scottish: Finding aid: Scottish decorative bookbinding chronological index Scottish History Online image galleries Digital copies of photographs of places in Scotland of historical interest.

Modifies a noun

  • technique: Beside the literacy aspect of the project, the women also learned bookbinding techniques to produce re-usable laminated pages.
  • business: After leaving the RN in 1991 he became a partner in a bookbinding business for 11 years but is now a full time politician.
  • facility: Maybe there's no use for the bookbinding facility in Amber's fantasy.. .
  • style: Bookbinding Conservation This award focuses on bookbinding styles for the conservation of the book.. .
  • course: We recently held a bookbinding course for some of our volunteers.

Noun used with modifier

  • hand: ART 243 Introduction to Bookbinding 3 Semester Hours This course is an introduction to the craft of hand bookbinding.
  • craft: Year 1 includes: printmaking and fine print, craft bookbinding, drawing and illustration and creative book art and design practice.