The girl was carrying several books, not textbooks but thick hardback books.
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Hardback
//ˈhɑɹdˌbæk//
Synonyms for "hardback" (33 found)
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Translations
9 translations across 6 languages.
French
2 entries- relié adj (having a solid binding)
- livre relié noun (a book with a solid binding)
Interlingua
1 entries- coperculo dur noun (a book with a solid binding)
Portuguese
1 entries- livro de capa dura noun (a book with a solid binding)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- còmhdach cruaidh noun (a book with a solid binding)
Spanish
2 entries- cartoné noun (a book with a solid binding)
- tapa dura noun (a book with a solid binding)
Swedish
2 entries- inbunden adj (having a solid binding)
- inbunden bok noun (a book with a solid binding)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The girl was carrying several books. Not textbooks, but thick hardback books.
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His latest book, dressed in a hardback cover with a slick dust jacket and published by one of the world's biggest publishers (Alfred Knopf in New York) is all about toothpicks!
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