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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

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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.

Adjective modifier

  • deluxe: The third deluxe hardcover in the New X-Men series collects New X-Men Vol.

Modifies a noun

  • ukl: Paranoia XP RPG Book - New rpg in 25th August 2004 hardcover ukL 24.99 This book is strictly classified, Citizen.

Noun used with modifier

  • page: All in all, this 288 page hardcover book is well worth the published price of £ 25.00.
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hardcover quotes

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

-DeLillo, Don

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