Clothbound
/ˈklɒθ.baʊnd/noun
Bound in cloth, especially describing a book with a cloth-covered cover.
Did you know?The second element, -bound, comes from Old English bindan, and the same ancient root also gave English words like bind, band, and bondage — all about binding, fastening, and constraint.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰendʰ-
“to bind, fasten”
Old English
OE
bindan
“to bind, tie up, fasten”
Old English
OE
clȳþ
“cloth, garment, fabric”
Middle English
ME
cloth bounde
“bound or covered with cloth”
Modern English
English
clothbound
“covered in cloth, especially a book with a cloth cover”