Hardback

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  hardback \hard"back`\, hardbacked \hard"backed`\, hardcover
  \hard"cov*er\ hard-bound \hard"-bound`\adj.
     Having rigid front and back covers, usually boards covered
     with paper, cloth, or leather; -- of books. Contrasted with
     {softcover} and {paperback}.
     [WordNet 1.5]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  hardback \hard"back`\ n.
     A book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers; a hardcover
     book. Compare {paperback}.
  
     Syn: hardcover.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hardback
       adj : having a hard back or cover; "hardback books" [syn: {hardbacked},
              {hardbound}, {hardcover}]
       n : a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers [syn: {hardcover}]