1. the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; - Example: "the book had a leather binding" [syn: binding, book binding, cover, back]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
book binding
n 1: the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a
book; "the book had a leather binding" [syn: binding,
book binding, cover, back]