[mass noun](Brit.)a form of bookbinding with a limp leather cover projecting to fold over the edges of the leaves, typically used for bibles (英)卷边装订,护边装订(用软皮革作封面,且有加长部分保护页边的装订法,多用于《圣经》)
语源
late 19th cent.: named after William Yapp, a London bookseller, for whom this style of binding was first made (c.1860)