Definitions

1. verb

to remove the binding from a book, especially in order to sell the pages separately

“The rare book collector was disappointed to find that many of the valuable pages had been disbound from their original volumes.”

2. noun

a book whose pages have been removed from their binding

“The disbound book lay on the table, its loose pages fluttering in the breeze.”

3. adjective

having been removed from a binding, especially in order to sell the pages separately

“The rare bookseller specialized in disbound volumes, often selling them to collectors.”