end leaf

noun Bookbinding.

end paper.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of end leaf

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby end leaf

end bulb, end game, end grain, end in itself, end justifies the means, the, end leaf, end line, end man, end member, end mill, end of one's rope
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Example sentences from the Web for end leaf

  • I knew enough of binding to see that the end-leaf was gummed down, and under that leaf I knew there was what I wanted.

    Mad|George Manville Fenn