Flyleaf
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈflaɪˌlif/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Flyleaf is a noun meaning A blank leaf at the front or back of a book.
Meaning
A blank leaf at the front or back of a book.
Example Sentences
The scribbles on the margins, the occasional date on the flyleaf, the faded bus ticket marking a page for a reason today mysterious, all try to remind me of who I was then.
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."
Word Forms
- flyleafs
- flyleaves
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include end-leaf, blank, leaf, endleaf, folio, interleaf.
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