french flap
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A publishing format of a paperback book with folded flyleaves, or either of the two flyleaves so folded.
Example Sentences
- "The one format no one ever forgets is known as "French flaps", a paperback edition with folded flyleafs. It is attractive, but so expensive it is almost never approved."
- "That same text also appeared in a “couture inspired” jacket, complete with deckle edges and French flaps to use as bookmarks."