hardcover

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

hardcover
    adj 1: having a hard back or cover; "hardback books" [syn:
           {hardbacked}, {hardback}, {hardbound}, {hardcover}]
    n 1: a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers [syn:
         {hardback}, {hardcover}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

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]

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