endpaper

noun end·pa·per \ˈen(d)-ˌpā-pər\

Definition of ENDPAPER

: a once-folded sheet of paper having one leaf pasted flat against the inside of the front or back cover of a book and the other pasted at the base to the first or last page

First Known Use of ENDPAPER

1818

Rhymes with ENDPAPER

bond paper, crepe paper, curlpaper, escaper, flypaper, graph paper, landscaper, newspaper, notepaper, reshaper, rice paper, sandpaper, skyscraper, tar paper, term paper, wallpaper, wastepaper, waxed paper, white paper

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