spiral–bound

adjective spi·ral–bound \ˈspī-rəl-ˌbau̇nd\

of a book : having pages held together along one edge by a continuous piece of wire or plastic that passes through holes in the pages

Full Definition of SPIRAL-BOUND

: having a spiral binding

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1941

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