Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

endpaper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: end-pa-per
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From end + paper.

Inflected Forms

endpapers (plural)

Phrases

zigzag endpaper

Frequently Paired Words

end matter

Questions

What does endpaper mean?: 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.
Where does endpaper come from?: From end + paper.

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