Backing

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English

verb

1. "The process of shaping a ridge or shoulder on each side of the spine of a text block prior to the application of the spine lining material"{{Eth}

For the term that means the lamination of two different materials together, see Lining, Lamination, or Laminate.

Related terms

• backing boards, rounding, Rounding and backing machine