yapp

Meaning

In bookbinding, the edge of the binding that extends beyond the edges of the pages, and may protect the gilding.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/jæp/
Etymology

Said to be from Yapp, the surname of the 19th-century bookbinder who invented them.

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