Definition of Slipcase

1. Noun. A box, open on one end, for keeping a set of books together ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Slipcase

1. a protective box for a book [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Slipcase

slip one's mind
slip out
slip ring
slip rings
slip road
slip roads
slip sheet
slip someone's mind
slip stitch
slip through the cracks
slip under the radar
slip up
slipage
slipboard
slipboards
slipcase (current term)
slipcased
slipcases
slipcasting
slipcastings
slipcoat
slipcover
slipcovered
slipcovering
slipcovers
slipdress
slipdresses
slipe
sliped
slipes

Literary usage of Slipcase

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1897)
"In the original binding of polished calf with red morocco title label on spine, lettered in gilt: Browne's Civil Law; in black morocco slipcase. ..."

2. Catalogue of the Books (1915)
"Bound by Riviere—in slipcase, tooled without and within. Black letter. The original pamphlet reprinted in ..."

3. Catalogue of the Books, Mauscripts and Prints and Other Memorabilia in the by Barnes Memorial Library (1915)
"Bound by Riviere—in slipcase, tooled without and within. Black letter. The original pamphlet reprinted in ..."

4. The Library of Benjamin Franklin by Edwin Wolf, Kevin J. Hayes (2006)
"4to. electricity Contemporary half calf over floral boards, repaired; bound with other items, in a full brown levant morocco slipcase, by Stikeman. ..."

5. Dutch Type by Jan Middendorp (2004)
"... arranged asymmetrically and partly printed in gold; Japanese binding; and a splendid slipcase which is closed with two pieces of ivory. ..."

6. Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal : an Annotated Topical Bibliography by Steven C. Kettler (1993)
"All four soft-covers are packed in a slipcase." — CBD Webb, Michael, Balaam's Error: Giants in the Earth, Book 2 (Wheaton, ..."

7. Werktitel by Ben van Melick (2003)
"... text as \\ell as the packaging. a simple double slipcase that could be produced by the printer at no extra cost. h takes the form of a simple cardboard ..."

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