1. a decorative label pasted inside the front cover of a book to show who owns it

Examples

• She designed a custom bookplate with her name and a floral border.
• The antique book contained an elegant bookplate from the 1800s.
• His bookplate featured a quote about the joy of reading.
• The library used bookplates to identify books in their rare collection.
• Many collectors prize books with original bookplates intact.
• The bookplate was carefully removed before donating the volume.