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calfbound

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English

Etymology

From calf + bound.

Adjective

calfbound (not comparable)

  1. Bound in calfskin.
    • 2007 August 26, Daniel J. Wakin, “The Heist, the Getaway and the Sawed-Off Leg”, in New York Times:
      A marble fountain adorned with Cupids was placed in Davies’s sitting room, and one room was transformed into a library, with wood paneling and calfbound rare editions.

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