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bindery

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A workshop or factory where books are bound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bookbindery

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a workshop where books are bound

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: workshop, shop

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhendh-der. Proto-Germanic *bindaną Proto-West Germanic *bindan Old English bindan Middle English binden English bind Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English bindery From bind + -ery (“place of”).