bookbinding

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noun

The art, craft or process of binding books.

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Meanings

nounbookbinding (countable and uncountable, plural bookbindings)

plural bookbindings

  1. countableuncountableThe art, craft or process of binding books.

Origin

From book + binding.

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Translations

Arabic تجليد
  • تجليد (tajlīd)art, craft or process of binding books
Catalan enquadernació
  • enquadernacióart, craft or process of binding books
Chinese Mandarin 書本裝訂 /书本装订
  • 書本裝訂 /书本装订 (shūběn zhuāngdìng)art, craft or process of binding books
Czech knižní vazba
  • knižní vazbaart, craft or process of binding books
Dutch boekbinden
  • boekbindenart, craft or process of binding books
Finnish kirjansidonta
  • kirjansidontaart, craft or process of binding books
German Buchbinderei, Buchbinden
  • Buchbindereiart, craft or process of binding books
  • Buchbindenart, craft or process of binding books
Greek βιβλιοδεσία, βιβλιοδετική
  • βιβλιοδεσία (vivliodesía)art, craft or process of binding books
  • βιβλιοδετική (vivliodetikí)art, craft or process of binding books
Hungarian könyvkötés
  • könyvkötésart, craft or process of binding books
Indonesian penjilidan
  • penjilidanart, craft or process of binding books
Italian legatoria
  • legatoriaart, craft or process of binding books
Polish introligatorstwo, introligatorka
  • introligatorstwoart, craft or process of binding books
  • introligatorkaart, craft or process of binding books
  • introligatorszczyznaart, craft or process of binding books
Portuguese encadernação
  • encadernaçãoart, craft or process of binding books
Romanian legare de cărți
  • legare de cărțiart, craft or process of binding books
Spanish encuadernación
  • encuadernaciónart, craft or process of binding books
Swedish bokbinderi, bokbindning
  • bokbinderiart, craft or process of binding books
  • bokbindningart, craft or process of binding books
Turkish ciltleme
  • ciltlemeart, craft or process of binding books
Cite this entry
APA

bookbinding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookbinding

MLA

“bookbinding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookbinding. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bookbinding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookbinding.

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