Flyleaf
//ˈflaɪˌlif// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A blank leaf at the front or back of a book.
"The flyleaf of Alice Walker's The Color Purple calls the book "honest, poignant, laughing, defiant...a story about heroic lives, love, and the nature of god.... It breaks new ground in fiction with its portrayal of women.""
- 2 a blank leaf in the front or back of a book wordnet
- 3 A blank leaf at the front or back of a book.; Especially, the free portion of an endpaper.
"Holonym: endpaper"
Example
More examples"The flyleaf of Alice Walker's The Color Purple calls the book "honest, poignant, laughing, defiant...a story about heroic lives, love, and the nature of god.... It breaks new ground in fiction with its portrayal of women.""
Etymology
From fly + leaf.
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