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hardcover Definition

hard·cover (härdkuv′ər)

adjective

designating any book bound in a relatively stiff cover, as of cloth-covered cardboard

noun

a hardcover book

hardcover Usage Examples

Preposition: with

  • jacket: The Counties of England & Wales " Chatsworth Library England 1992 hardcover with a dust jacket 4to.

Converse of object

  • laminate: Laminated hardcover, 180 6 " x 9 " pages with new illustrations by Earle Oakes.
  • bind: Fans of Alex Raymond, Mac Raboy, or Wally Wood should not miss this beautifully bound hardcover, the second Magnus archival collection.
  • illustrate: This attractive package consists of an illustrated hardcover and a long, colorful Tibetan prayer flag, packaged together in a lovely gift box.

Adjective modifier

  • deluxe: The third deluxe hardcover in the New X-Men series collects New X-Men Vol.
  • slipcased: A massive slipcased hardcover, featuring the stunning art of the Eisner Award-winning team of the incomparable Alex Ross and writer Paul Dini!
  • original: A softcover edition of the lushly painted original hardcover.
  • 240-page: A 240-page hardcover continuing DC's look at Neal Adams ' evolutionary and revolutionary take on the Dark Knight.
  • jacketed: The Adventures of Abdi, written for readers aged six and up, is a 32-page jacketed hardcover.
  • oversized: Many other comics at this price ( and length ) are oversized, deluxe hardcovers with high quality paper.

Modifies a noun

  • ukl: Paranoia XP RPG Book - New rpg in 25th August 2004 hardcover ukL 24.99 This book is strictly classified, Citizen.
  • edition: Over 60,000 copies of the 1996 hardcover edition in print.
  • book: Being printed in the smaller format of a hardcover book, some of the cartoons are a little hard on the eyes.
  • volume: Jazz On Record collects in one handsome hardcover volume the history of recorded jazz through 1976.
  • collection: This hardcover collection includes the early SUPERMAN comics that recount the Golden Age adventures of the Man of Steel.
  • copy: I know I'll be picking up my own hardcover copy once the next edition is released.

Noun used with modifier

  • page: All in all, this 288 page hardcover book is well worth the published price of £ 25.00.
  • copy: There was an unconfirmed 25 copy hardcover edition for sale.
hardcover Quotes

I've come to thinkof Europe as a hardcover book, America as the paperback version.

—DeLillo, Don

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