prebind

1 of 2

transitive verb

pre·​bind

"+¦-

: to bind (a book) in durable materials especially for circulating library use

often : to give (a book) a durable original binding compare rebind

prebind

2 of 2

noun

pre·​bind

variants or prebound

"+¦-

: a prebound book

Word History

Etymology

Transitive verb

pre- + bind

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