hardcover
US: /ˈhɑɹdˌkəvɝ/
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
(especially AmE) = HARDBACK(also hardcover especially in AmE)
+ noun
[C, U] a book that has a stiff cover: What's the price of the hardback? + It was published in hardback last year. + hardback books / editions
Compare: PAPERBACK
