'hardcover' definitions:

Definition of 'hardcover'

From: WordNet
adjective
Having a hard back or cover; "hardback books" [syn: hardbacked, hardback, hardbound, hardcover]
noun
A book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers [syn: hardback, hardcover]

Definition of 'hardcover'

From: GCIDE
  • hardback \hard"back`\, hardbacked \hard"backed`\, hardcover \hard"cov*er\ hard-bound \hard"-bound`\adj. Having rigid front and back covers, usually boards covered with paper, cloth, or leather; -- of books. Contrasted with softcover and paperback. [WordNet 1.5]

Definition of 'hardcover'

From: GCIDE
  • hardcover \hard"cov*er\ n. & a. Same as hardback n. and a.
  • Syn: hardback. [WordNet 1.5]