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quarter binding
(quar|ter bind|ing)
noun
[
mass noun
]
a type of bookbinding in which the spine is bound in one material (usually leather) and the rest of the cover in another:
useful for siding quarter bindings and half bindings are many patterns of lining paper
Derivatives
quarter-bound
adjective
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