Turtleback (noun [uncommon]; adjective)

1. Description for a paperback/softback book which has been permanently strengthened with card, plastic sheeting (NOT mylar protective cover), usually done on publication.
2. Book with the cover of [above]. Softer than a hardback, harder than a softback.
3. Common name for Psathyrotes annua, some kind of forb ( Read more... )