binding
the structures and, if present, the covers used to hold together and protect the leaves of a bookblock and which allow them to be opened at the fore-edge
en-US/ˈbaɪndɪŋ/
en-GB/ˈbaɪndɪŋ/
the structures and, if present, the covers used to hold together and protect the leaves of a bookblock and which allow them to be opened at the fore-edge