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spined

spined

5.9
Having a raised binding edge like the back of a book
  • adjective
  • /spaɪnd/
translation icon : con lomo
  • Collectors often seek out rare, leather-spined editions for their shelves.

Examples

  • The old library contained many beautifully spined books with gold lettering.

  • The publisher released a special spined version of the novel for its anniversary.

  • This book is spined.

  • What a spined journal!

  • The old library contained many beautifully spined books with gold lettering.

  • Collectors often seek out rare, leather-spined editions for their shelves.

  • The publisher released a special spined version of the novel for its anniversary.

Synonyms

ribbed
vsspined
1 4.4

A surface with raised lines you can feel, like on a sweater or glass

refers to the book binding edge rather than a textured surface with multiple ribs
ridged
vsspined
1 5.0

Having raised lines or bands on the surface like a coin edge

refers specifically to a raised binding edge on books rather than any surface

Antonyms

unbound
1 6.4

A book or stack of pages not fastened in a cover

Compounds

ten-spined stickleback
  • Specialized
8.4

A small freshwater fish with ten sharp spines on its back

three-spined stickleback
  • UK
7.3

A small fish with three sharp spines on its back that lives in rivers and the sea

steely-spined
8.1

Being brave and calm under pressure

Surface Forms

spined positive

Morphology

spined = spine (transparent) = spine + ed

Built from the noun 'spine' (book spine or raised binding edge) with '-ed' indicating 'having a spine', a straightforward derivation.

Etymology

Spined comes from the word spine, from the Latin spina meaning 'backbone' or 'ridge'. A book's 'spine' is its back like a backbone, so a spined book has a clear raised binding edge.