hinge
1. The strip of fabric (usually linen or cambric),
or paper placed between the two parts of a
library-style cloth-jointed endpaper, for the
purpose of providing additional strength at the
point of flexing. 2. Any Japanese copying paper or
linen stub that allows for the free flexing of an
insert, leaf, etc. 3. An obsolete term for the
tongue made by gluing and folding over the waste
leaves on which the bands or cords were pasted and
then inserted between split boards. (161 , 208 , 264 )