three-quarter binding

three-quarter binding

n.

A bookbinding in which the leather or fabric covering the spine extends onto the covers for one third of their width.

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three-quarter binding

n

(Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a bookbinding style in which the spine and much of the sides are in a different material (esp leather) from the rest of the covers

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Noun

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three-quarter binding - the spine and much of the sides are a different material from the rest of the cover book binding, cover, binding, back - the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; "the book had a leather binding"

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