Associations to the word «Hardcover»

Wiktionary

HARDCOVER, noun. A book with a rigid binding, often of cardboard or leather.
HARDCOVER, adjective. (of a book) Having a rigid binding.

Dictionary definition

HARDCOVER, noun. A book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers.
HARDCOVER, adjective. Having a hard back or cover; "hardback books".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats