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English

noun

1. A type of sewing support made of narrow strips of vellum, leather, or alum-tawed skin. <ref name="Etherington">Roberts, Don., et al. Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books : a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. Library of Congress : For Sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1982.</ref>
2. Narrow strips of leather used to attach vellum covers in limp bindings, as well as to hold the covers of books closed.<ref name="Etherington">Roberts, Don., et al. Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books : a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. Library of Congress : For Sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1982.</ref>

=Translations

• Danish: (translation needed)

• Dutch: naairiem<ref name="Kneep">Gnirrep, W.K., J.P. Gumbert and J.A. Szirmai. Kneep en binding. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 1992.</ref>

• French: languette de cuir<ref name="Kneep" />, lanière de cuir<ref name="Kneep" /><ref name="ICA">Crespo Nogueira, Carmen, ed. ICA Handbooks Series : Glossary of Basic Archival and Library Conservation Terms : English with Equivalents in Spanish, German, Italian, French and Russian. Munchen, DEU: K. G. Saur, 2010. ProQuest ebrary. Web. http://site.ebrary.com.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/lib/asulib/detail.action?docID=10591270</ref>, nerf plat<ref name="Kneep" />

• German: Heftriemen<ref name="Kneep" />, Lederbund<ref name="Kneep" />, Lederriemchen<ref name="ICA" />

• Italian: striscia di cuoio<ref name="ICA" />

• Latin: (translation needed)

• Russian: Ремень<ref name="ICA" />

• Spanish: tiras de cuero<ref name="ICA" />

• Swedish: (translation needed)

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