flyleaf

[ flahy-leef ]

noun

, plural fly·leaves.

1. a blank leaf in the front or the back of a book.

flyleaf

/ ˈflaɪˌliːf /

noun

1. the inner leaf of the endpaper of a book, pasted to the first leaf

Word History and Origins

Origin of flyleaf¹

1825–35; fly ² (noun, in combination: something fastened by the edge) + leaf

Example Sentences

After trimming the nib, the scribe would usually test the pen on a blank piece of parchment or flyleaf to make sure that his letters were legible.

From Salon

In 1993, his lawyers succeeded in forcing the publisher of a book by Harry Hurt III, “Lost Tycoon,” to add an explanation of the encounter on the book’s flyleaf.

From Washington Post

Nat opened one of the books and read the name on the flyleaf.

From Literature

Perhaps in the 16th Century it was already hard to read, or the flyleaf was loose?

From BBC

She looked at the four entries on the flyleaf.

From Literature