bookend

/ˈbʊkɛnd/

Etymology

From book + end.

bookend means A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

noun

A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright.
Something that comes before, after, or at both sides of something else.“The cabinet minister's appearance served as something of a bookend to her grilling by the Home Affairs select committee in April this year[…]”

verb

To come before and after, or at both sides of.“Side one has good songs bookended by better songs.”