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Noun: hardback  'haad,bak
  1. A book with cardboard, cloth or leather covers
    "She preferred reading hardbacks over paperbacks";
    - hardcover [N. Amer]
Adjective: hardback  'haad,bak
  1. Having a hard back or cover
    "hardback books";
    - hardbacked, hardbound, hardcover [N. Amer]

Derived forms: hardbacks

See also: backed

Type of: book, volume

Encyclopedia: Hardback