花はな布ぎれ

noun

headband (on book spine)

Refers to the decorative cloth strip glued to the top and bottom of a book's spine, often seen in hardcover or traditional binding.

• この本ほんの花はな布ぎれは赤あかい絹きぬでできている。

  The headband of this book is made of red silk.

• 製せい本ほんのとき、花はな布ぎれを背せに貼はり付つける。

  When binding a book, you attach the headband to the spine.