Hardcover

3 definitions found

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

  hardcover \hard"cov*er\ n. & a.
     Same as {hardback} n. and a.
  
     Syn: hardback.
          [WordNet 1.5]



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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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