endpaper

or end pa·per

[ end-pey-per ]

noun

, Bookbinding.

1. 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.

endpaper

/ ˈɛndˌpeɪpə /

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of endpaper¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Usually, when reading anything I use the book’s margins and endpapers to scribble thoughts, questions and criticisms.

From Washington Post

The endpaper features a “pattern of marbleized paper” that has been “individually designed.”

From The Daily Beast

The illustrated endpaper map has been included following the Index.

From Project Gutenberg

In the List of Illustrations, page numbers with links have been added for the endpaper maps.

From Project Gutenberg