clothbound

C3L1O1T1H4B3O1U1N1D2

adjective

Wrapped in cloth.

“a clothbound cheese”

UncommonScrabble 18
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectiveclothbound (not comparable)

alternative cloth-bound

  1. not comparableWrapped in cloth.

    a clothbound cheese

  2. not comparablemediaBound with cloth, as opposed to other bindings such as paper or leather.

    They also published in clothbound, hardback volumes with full-color paintings mounted on the front.

    2007 May 17, Charles Mcgrath, “Magazine Suspends Its Run in History”, in New York Times

Origin

From cloth + bound.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Greek πανόδετος
  • πανόδετος (panódetos)bound with cloth
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: clothbound on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.