interleaf (IN-ter-leef) noun

   A blank leaf inserted between the regular pages of a book.

[Inter- + leaf.]

   "In the note to this page Darlington says, 'The lines at the top of the
   page are drafts toward the version on 152/153iv (i.e., the verso of the
   interleaf between page 152 and 153)."
   Tomoya Oda, The identity of four fragmentary lines, Notes and Queries,
   Sep 1997.

This week's theme: words about books and writing.

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Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the
earth's surface relative to other matter; second, telling other people to do
so. The first is unpleasant and ill-paid; the second is pleasant and highly
paid. -Bertrand Russell, philosopher, mathematician, and author (1872-1970)

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