1. Books bound with rigid covers, typically made of cardboard covered with cloth or leather.
Usage: Usually plural; also called hardcover books or hardbacks.

Examples

• The library's collection includes many valuable hardbounds from the 19th century.
• She prefers to buy hardbounds because they last longer than paperbacks.
• The publisher released the novel in both hardbounds and paperback editions.
• Collectors often seek out first-edition hardbounds of classic novels.
• The bookstore displayed new hardbounds in the front window.