Word Study
hard-and-fast |
hard-baked |
hard-bitten |
hard-boiled |
hard-boiled egg |
hard-bound
| hard-cooked egg
| hard-core
| hard-favored
| hard-favoredness
| hard-featured
hard-bound
CIDE DICTIONARY
hard-bound, adj.
Having rigid front and back covers, usually boards covered with paper, cloth, or leather; -- of books. Contrasted with softcover and paperback . [WordNet 1.5]
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