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endpaper
or end pa·per
[ end-pey-per ]
/ ˈɛndˌpeɪ pər /
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noun Bookbinding.
a sheet of paper, often distinctively colored or ornamented, folded vertically once to form two leaves, one of which is pasted flat to the inside of the front or back cover of a book, with the other pasted to the inside edge of the first or last page to form a flyleaf.
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Also called end leaf, end sheet.
Origin of endpaper
First recorded in 1810–20
Words nearby endpaper
endowment, endowment assurance, endowment insurance, endowment mortgage, endozoic, endpaper, end piece, endpin, end plate, endplay, endpoint
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How to use endpaper in a sentence
Usually, when reading anything I use the book’s margins and endpapers to scribble thoughts, questions and criticisms.
The greatest prison escape ever? ‘The Confidence Men’ tells a sensational true story.|Michael Dirda|June 16, 2021|Washington PostThe endpaper features a “pattern of marbleized paper” that has been “individually designed.”
The illustrated endpaper map has been included following the Index.
The Story of the Barbary Corsairs|Stanley Lane-PooleIn the List of Illustrations, page numbers with links have been added for the endpaper maps.
Fire and Sword in the Sudan|Rudolf C. Slatin
British Dictionary definitions for endpaper
endpaper
/ (ˈɛndˌpeɪpə) /
noun
either of two leaves at the front and back of a book pasted to the inside of the board covers and the first leaf of the book to secure the binding
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