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tailband

tailband

9.3
A small cloth strip at the bottom of a book spine that strengthens or decorates it
  • noun
  • /ˈteɪlˌbænd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cinta de lomo
  • The bookbinder carefully sewed a blue tailband onto the bottom of the spine.

Examples

  • When the tailband began to fray, the library sent the book for restoration.

  • Collectors often appreciate finely colored tailbands on antique volumes.

  • The tailband on this book is beautifully crafted.

  • I noticed the tailbands on the old manuscripts.

  • The bookbinder carefully sewed a blue tailband onto the bottom of the spine.

  • Collectors often appreciate finely colored tailbands on antique volumes.

  • When the tailband began to fray, the library sent the book for restoration.

Synonyms

endband
vstailband
  • Specialized
9.9

A small strip or cord near a book's spine that makes the binding stronger and looks decorative

is at the bottom edge of the spine rather than near it

Surface Forms

tailband singular
tailbands plural

Morphology

tailband = tail + band (semi-transparent) = tail + band

The word is a straightforward compound of 'tail' + 'band' denoting a band located at the tail (bottom) of a book's spine.

Etymology

Tailband is made from two simple parts: tail, meaning the 'end' (like an animal's tail or the end of a book), and band, meaning a small strip or ribbon, like a headband. So a tailband is the little decorative or strong strip sewn at the bottom of a book's spine.