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calfbound

calfbound adjective: bound in calfskin.

Adjective

calfbound (not comparable)

  1. Bound in calfskin.
    • A marble fountain adorned with Cupids was placed in Davies’s sitting room, and one room was transformed into a library, with wood paneling and calfbound rare editions.2007 August 26, Daniel J. Wakin, “The Heist, the Getaway and the Sawed-Off Leg”, in New York Times

Origin of calfbound

From calf + bound.

Questions about calfbound

What does calfbound mean?
Calfbound means bound in calfskin.
What part of speech is calfbound?
Calfbound is an adjective.

Words near calfbound in the dictionary

  1. calf-flesh
  2. calf-length
  3. calfactant
  4. calfbone
  5. calfbones
  6. calfbound
  7. calfdozer
  8. calfdozers
  9. Calfee
  10. Calfees
  11. calfflesh

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