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endpaper

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Meronyms: flyleaf, pastedown

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From end + paper.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: guarda — either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages
  • Chinese Mandarin: 襯頁 /衬页 (chènyè) — either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages
  • Chinese Mandarin: 環襯 /环衬 (huánchèn) — either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages
  • Finnish: esilehti — either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages
  • French: page de garde — either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages
  • German: Vorsatz — either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages
  • German: Nachsatz — either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages
  • German: Vorsatzblatt — either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages
  • German: Vorsatzpapier — either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages
  • Hungarian: előzék — either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages
  • Irish: bileog cheangail — either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages
  • Japanese: 見返し (mikaeshi) — either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages
  • Russian: форза́ц (forzác) — either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages
  • Russian: фо́рзац (fórzac) — either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages
  • Russian: нахза́ц (naxzác) — either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages
  • Russian: на́хзац (náxzac) — either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages
  • Spanish: guarda — either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages