endpaper

American  

[end-pey-per] / ˈɛndˌpeɪ pər /

Or end paper

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.

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endpaper British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of endpaper

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

With his endpaper paintings, Bradford demonstrated a talent for transmogrifying everyday objects by layering, sanding, gouging, scraping and tearing until they obliquely reflected his peculiar perspective on the world.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

Something earlier and better should have been chosen, although a blown-up detail of “Heartland” makes a fabulous endpaper in the catalog.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2021

Yes, the title was provocative, but only if you miss the irony, and given the endpaper pictures in How To Be A Domestic Goddess, it seems to me hard to do so.

From The Guardian • Oct. 3, 2015

A solid block of a book that comes in a sand-swept slipcase, this “Dune” features a piercing illustration of Paul Atreides on the cover, endpaper maps of Arrakis and 11 color illustrations by Sam Weber.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2015

“For Gogol Ganguli,” it says on the front endpaper in his father’s tranquil hand, in red ballpoint ink, the letters rising gradually, optimistically, on the diagonal toward the upper right-hand corner of the page.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri