backing (bookbinding process)

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In bookbinding, the process of sewing and shaping the spine of a sewn textblock, whereby the back edges of the gatherings are splayed outwards from the center of the back, thus shaping a ridge or shoulder on each side; it is done at the same time as or just after rounding.
backing
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024