bookbinding
noun [ U ] uk/ˈbʊkˌbaɪn.dɪŋ/ us/ˈbʊkˌbaɪn.dɪŋ/
（书籍）装订
the work or skill of fastening loose pages together inside a cover to make a book
All bookbinding was done by hand until the 19th century. 直到十九世纪，所有的书籍装订都是由手工完成的。
She studied how mechanization affected women workers in the printing and bookbinding trades. 她研究了机械化对印刷和装订行业女工的影响。
See: bookbinder
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- She signed up for night classes in bookbinding.
- Goat, calf and sheepskins are the three main animal hides used in bookbinding.
- My favourite job was at a bookbinding factory.