"French flap" meaning in All languages combined

See French flap on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: French flaps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} French flap (plural French flaps)
  1. (chiefly in plural) A publishing format of a paperback book with folded flyleaves, or either of the two flyleaves so folded. Tags: plural Categories (topical): Books Categories (place): France Related terms: gatefold
    Sense id: en-French_flap-en-noun-sQp0vFjy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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