hardcovern.adj.

Brit.

/ˈhɑːdkʌvə/, U.S.

/ˈhɑrdˌkəvər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hard adj., cover n.¹

Etymology: < hard adj. + cover n.¹ Compare hardback n., hardback adj.

Originally U.S.

A. n.

1. In form hard cover. A stiff cover in which a book, etc., is bound. Cf. hardback n. 2a.

ΚΠ

1912 in O. E. Remey et al. Attempted Assassination Ex-President T. Roosevelt (verso title page) A Library Edition of this book is in the hands of the printers and will be issued shortly. This edition will be bound in hard cover.

1930 N.Y. Times 2 Nov. (Book Reviews section) 14/4 (advt.) Crown Octavo, fine wove paper, hard cover, yellow and imperial purple.

1960 News Chron. 10 Jan. 3/7 The Heinemann group..published..an expurgated version of ‘Lady Chatterley’..in hard cover in this country.

2011 2012 Poet's Market 318/1 Obsessed with Pipework is 49–60 pages, A5, stapled, with hard cover.

2. A book, etc., bound in a stiff cover; a hardback.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > book > kind of book > book of specific form or colour > [noun] > with specific type of back or cover

blue book1633

green book1798

paperback1843

paper cover1843

yellowback1859

flat-back1888

greenback1893

paperbound1933

softback1951

hardback1953

hardcover1953

pocketbook1953

softcover1953

trade paperback1960

society > communication > book > parts of book > [noun] > cover > hard cover

hardcover1953

1953 N.Y. Times 18 May (Book review section) 8/2 It is the author who has experienced a measly 3,000-copy sale in hardcovers..who stands to gain.

1985 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 5 May 50/5 But the hardcover is now losing its commanding position to the paperback, particularly the trade paperback.

2004 Wall St. Jrnl. 12 Apr. (Central ed.) b1/2 A come-from-nowhere beach accessory that led the publisher to print 1.6 million hardcovers.

B. adj.

1. Of a book, etc.: bound in a stiff cover. Cf. hardback adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > book > kind of book > book of specific form or colour > [adjective] > having specific type of cover > hard

hard-covered1820

boarded1842

casebound1890

hardback1904

hardbacked1906

hardbound1906

hard-shelled1907

hardcover1939

hard-cased1951

1939 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 31 July 48/5 (advt.) Get your hard-cover note books, fountain pens, inks.

1968 R. Bissell How many Miles to Galena? viii. 71 He sells..a complete line of hard-cover novels, nonfiction, and Alaska specialties.

1991 Advocate 15 Jan. 3 QPB softcover books are priced up to 60% less than their hardcover counterparts.

2010 S. Jones Mammoth Bk. Best New Horror 21 35 The novel was published..in a signed limited edition of 1000 hardcover copies.

2. Of or relating to a hardbacked book or hardbacked books.

ΚΠ

1948 Pop. Mech. Oct. 41 (advt.) Beautiful, lifetime hard-cover binding.

1957 Economist 5 Oct. 45/1 Critics of mass market publishing suspect that it spreads mediocrity, even to the hardcover business.

1960 News Chron. 10 Jan. 3/8 I would immediately bring out a hard-cover edition.

1985 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 5 May 50/7 The hardcover publishers' revitalisation of their paperback operations.

2005 Writer's Mag. Sept. 49/1 Pocket Books won a bidding war for the hardcover and paperback rights.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hardcover
释义	hardcovern.adj. Brit. /ˈhɑːdkʌvə/, U.S. /ˈhɑrdˌkəvər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hard adj., cover n.¹ Etymology: < hard adj. + cover n.¹ Compare hardback n., hardback adj. Originally U.S. A. n. 1. In form hard cover. A stiff cover in which a book, etc., is bound. Cf. hardback n. 2a. ΚΠ 1912 in O. E. Remey et al. Attempted Assassination Ex-President T. Roosevelt (verso title page) A Library Edition of this book is in the hands of the printers and will be issued shortly. This edition will be bound in hard cover. 1930 N.Y. Times 2 Nov. (Book Reviews section) 14/4 (advt.) Crown Octavo, fine wove paper, hard cover, yellow and imperial purple. 1960 News Chron. 10 Jan. 3/7 The Heinemann group..published..an expurgated version of ‘Lady Chatterley’..in hard cover in this country. 2011 2012 Poet's Market 318/1 Obsessed with Pipework is 49–60 pages, A5, stapled, with hard cover. 2. A book, etc., bound in a stiff cover; a hardback. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > kind of book > book of specific form or colour > [noun] > with specific type of back or cover blue book1633 green book1798 paperback1843 paper cover1843 yellowback1859 flat-back1888 greenback1893 paperbound1933 softback1951 hardback1953 hardcover1953 pocketbook1953 softcover1953 trade paperback1960 society > communication > book > parts of book > [noun] > cover > hard cover hardcover1953 1953 N.Y. Times 18 May (Book review section) 8/2 It is the author who has experienced a measly 3,000-copy sale in hardcovers..who stands to gain. 1985 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 5 May 50/5 But the hardcover is now losing its commanding position to the paperback, particularly the trade paperback. 2004 Wall St. Jrnl. 12 Apr. (Central ed.) b1/2 A come-from-nowhere beach accessory that led the publisher to print 1.6 million hardcovers. B. adj. 1. Of a book, etc.: bound in a stiff cover. Cf. hardback adj. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > kind of book > book of specific form or colour > [adjective] > having specific type of cover > hard hard-covered1820 boarded1842 casebound1890 hardback1904 hardbacked1906 hardbound1906 hard-shelled1907 hardcover1939 hard-cased1951 1939 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 31 July 48/5 (advt.) Get your hard-cover note books, fountain pens, inks. 1968 R. Bissell How many Miles to Galena? viii. 71 He sells..a complete line of hard-cover novels, nonfiction, and Alaska specialties. 1991 Advocate 15 Jan. 3 QPB softcover books are priced up to 60% less than their hardcover counterparts. 2010 S. Jones Mammoth Bk. Best New Horror 21 35 The novel was published..in a signed limited edition of 1000 hardcover copies. 2. Of or relating to a hardbacked book or hardbacked books. ΚΠ 1948 Pop. Mech. Oct. 41 (advt.) Beautiful, lifetime hard-cover binding. 1957 Economist 5 Oct. 45/1 Critics of mass market publishing suspect that it spreads mediocrity, even to the hardcover business. 1960 News Chron. 10 Jan. 3/8 I would immediately bring out a hard-cover edition. 1985 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 5 May 50/7 The hardcover publishers' revitalisation of their paperback operations. 2005 Writer's Mag. Sept. 49/1 Pocket Books won a bidding war for the hardcover and paperback rights. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1912
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