A case or covering in which a book or manuscript is kept, or into which it is sewn. Now dialect.

A surplice; (perhaps also) a cover for a book (see note).

concrete. spec. The roof of a building; a canopy; a bed-cover; the cover of a book. Obsolete.

Anything used to cover. Formerly used of the cover or lid of a cup or dish; the cover of a book; the cover of a letter; now only in the general and…

concrete. The cover of a book; the binding. Obsolete (English regional (south-western and west midlands) in later use.)

Each of the two sides or covers (of a book). Chiefly dialect and U.S.

spec. Of a book: (a) The binding, wrapper, or case, as a whole; (b) each of the boards or sides, as in from cover to cover; (c) the quantity of cloth…

spec. The strong covering of a book, which holds the sheets together, and protects the volume.

Bookbinding. A protective cover consisting of a pair of boards and spine piece covered with cloth, decorative paper, etc., constructed as a separate…

the cover of an album; spec. the artwork and lettering on the front cover of an album (sense 3c).

A protective case consisting of a pair of boards and spine piece covered with cloth, decorative paper, etc., constructed as a separate item and…