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calfbound en · ADJ

Etymology

From calf + bound.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Bound in calfskin.
    • 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. 2007 August 26, Daniel J. Wakin, “The Heist, the Getaway and the Sawed-Off Leg”, in New York Times: