bookmending
nounUK /ˈbʊkˌmɛndɪŋ/
US /ˈbʊkˌmɛndɪŋ/
Bookmending is fixing a broken book so it can be read again.
The librarian spent the afternoon bookmending the torn picture books.
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2. The craft or skill of repairing damaged books.
She studied bookmending to save old family Bibles.
3. A session or activity where people gather to fix books.
The community center holds bookmending every Saturday morning.
4. The act of patching a book's pages or cover temporarily.
Quick bookmending with tape kept the novel together for one more week.