slipcase
noun
slip·case
ˈslip-ˌkās 
: a protective container for books or magazines that has one open end
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Valuable books are protected with Mylar jackets or leather slipcases against the depredations of soiling, rubbing, thumbing, cropping, scuffing, chafing, shaking, and shelf wear.
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Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
The two-volume Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary checks in at about 6 pounds, in its slipcase.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2024
The two-volume Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary checks in at about six pounds, in its slipcase.
—Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2024
Planescape: Adventures In The Multiverse offers props for both the setting and the adventure included in the slipcase.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
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Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
The two-volume Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary checks in at about 6 pounds, in its slipcase.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2024
The two-volume Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary checks in at about six pounds, in its slipcase.
—Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2024
Planescape: Adventures In The Multiverse offers props for both the setting and the adventure included in the slipcase.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Slipcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slipcase. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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