loose-leaf binder

loose-leaf binder
Binder Bind"er, n. 1. One who binds; as, a binder of sheaves; one whose trade is to bind; as, a binder of books. [1913 Webster]

2. Anything that binds, as a fillet, cord, rope, or band; a bandage; -- esp. the principal piece of timber intended to bind together any building. [1913 Webster]

3. a pair of stiff oblong covers, sometimes detachable, designed for insertion of paper pages to create a book-like document, such as in a {loose-leaf binder}. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • loose-leaf — ˈloose leaf adjective having loose pages that can be put in and removed easily: • a loose leaf ledger * * * loose leaf UK US adjective [before noun] ► containing pages that can easily be taken out and put back again: »a loose leaf… …   Financial and business terms

  • loose-leaf — adjective containing pages that can be put in or taken out one by one: a loose leaf binder …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • loose-leaf — /loohs leef /, adj. 1. (of a book, notebook, etc.) consisting of individual leaves held in a binder (loose leaf binder), as by rings that open and close, in such a way as to allow their removal, return, or replacement without tearing. 2. of or… …   Universalium

  • loose-leaf — adjective having pages that can be put in and removed easily: a loose leaf binder …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • loose-leaf — UK / US adjective containing pages that can be put in or taken out one by one a loose leaf binder …   English dictionary

  • loose-leaf — adj [only before noun] having pages that can be put in and removed easily loose leaf file/binder/format …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • loose-leaf — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. a. : having leaves secured in book form in a mechanical cover whose backbone may be opened for the removal, rearrangement, or replacement of leaves a loose leaf notebook a loose leaf ledger a loose leaf encyclopedia… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Loose leaf — The term loose leaf is used in the United States and some other countries to describe a piece of notebook paper which is not actually fixed in a spiral notebook. In some places, like the United Kingdom, the phrase loose leaf refers more to the… …   Wikipedia

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