flexiback
flexiback adjective: having a flexible binding, as opposed to hardcover.
Adjective
flexiback (not comparable)
- Having a flexible binding, as opposed to hardcover.
- The Book Machines Co. Ltd. announce an attachment to their flexiback book binding machine for the preparatory operations in “unsewn” binding.1950, Library Science Abstracts, page 31
- A cursory glance at the list of the poems in this fine cloth-bound flexiback book reveals its dominant theme, which is love.1973, Thought, page 17, column 3
- Synonyms:
- flexibound
Noun
flexiback (plural flexibacks)
- A book of this kind.
Examples of flexiback in a sentence
- Lal from 162/92 Lake Gardens, Calcutta. 20 Rupees hardback, 10 rupees flexiback.1977, Orbis:
- This flexiback book consists of 150 pages which are packed with military details and comparative charts and graphs for easy reference.1984, Intelligence Digest, column 1:
- Snell, M.D., Ph.D.[…]6/86, 544 pp., flexiback, illus., A8687-4, $ 16.95[…]Clinical Anatomy / Harold H.1986, Directory of the Medical Library Association:
Synonyms of flexiback
Forms of flexiback
| plural | flexibacks |
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Origin of flexiback
From flexi- + back.
Questions about flexiback
- What does flexiback mean?
- Flexiback means having a flexible binding, as opposed to hardcover.
- How do you use flexiback in a sentence?
- Lal from 162/92 Lake Gardens, Calcutta. 20 Rupees hardback, 10 rupees flexiback.
- What part of speech is flexiback?
- Flexiback can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near flexiback in the dictionary
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