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bindery|ˈbaɪndərɪ| [f. prec. + -y: see -ery.] A bookbinder's workshop or establishment. (First in use in U.S.)
1810I. Thomas Hist. Printing in Amer. I. 402 At Worcester, he..set up a bindery. 1828In Webster. 1833Penny Cycl. I. 449/1 s.v. Americanism; Bindery, meaning ‘a place where books are bound’..is not a bad word. 1879Academy 11 Oct. 265 The bindery at the Boston Public Library. 1882Encycl. Brit. s.v. Libraries, Provision..for work-rooms, librarians' offices, cataloguing rooms, and a Bindery. |