A sheet of paper glued inside the front or back cover of a bound book to connect the cover to the pages.
From end + paper. This compound noun combines the simple words for the terminal part of the book with the material used.
Endpapers are often beautifully decorated or printed with designs, and book collectors actually care about them—some old books have gorgeous endpapers that are worth looking at, making them tiny works of art!
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