English · Idiom Historical

half bound

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Leather back and corners, with cloth or paper sides.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đế da và góc, với mặt giấy hoặc vải

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “half bound” mean?

Leather back and corners, with cloth or paper sides.

Is “half bound” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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