Dictionary
hard•cov•er
Pronunciation: (härd'kuv'ur), [key]—
n.
a book bound in cloth, leather, or the like, over stiff material:
Hardcovers are more durable than paperbacks.
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adj.
1. bound in cloth, leather, or the like, over stiff material:
a hardcover series.
2. noting or pertaining to hardcover books:
hardcover sales. Cf.
paperback. Also,hardback.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.