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endpaper

endpaper noun: either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages; one side of each endpaper is glued to the cover board, and the other side forms a flyleaf.

endpaper: either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the...
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Noun

endpaper (plural endpapers)

  1. Either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages; one side of each endpaper is glued to the cover board, and the other side forms a flyleaf.
    • Meronyms: flyleaf, pastedown
    • Lay the folded endpaper flat, fold facing left, and apply spray adhesive to the paper on the exposed half. Lay the endpaper on the inside front cover, smoothing it to adhere the paper against the cover and the inner spine.2011, Carol Endler Sterbenz, Homemade: The Heart and Science of Handcrafts, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN

endpaper meaning in Tamil

endpaper in Tamil

இறுதித் தாள்

Forms of endpaper

pluralendpapers

Origin of endpaper

From end + paper.

Words formed from endpaper

Questions about endpaper

What does endpaper mean?
Endpaper means either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages; one side of each endpaper is glued to the cover board, and the other side forms a flyleaf.
What is endpaper in Tamil?
Endpaper in Tamil is இறுதித் தாள். See Endpaper meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is endpaper?
Endpaper is a noun.
What is the plural of endpaper?
The plural of endpaper is endpapers.

Words near endpaper in the dictionary

  1. endozoochorous
  2. endozoochorously
  3. endozoochory
  4. endozoocory
  5. endozoonotic
  6. endpaper
  7. endpapers
  8. endpiece
  9. endpieces
  10. endpin
  11. endpins

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Adapted from Wiktionary: endpaper (page history and authors); endpaper (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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