fly sheet


noun

a sheet on which instructions or information are printed; handbill.

Origin of fly sheet

First recorded in 1825–35

Example sentences from the Web for fly sheet

  • “Published by special permission of Miss Nightingale,” on a fly-sheet, pp. 2.

  • I fetched the fly-sheet down, held it out to her, and said sharply, "Read it to me!"

    The Yeoman Adventurer |George W. Gough
  • I turned, and saw a beaming face; a young lady, elegantly dressed, placed a fly-sheet of good intentions in my fingers.

    The Open Air |Richard Jefferies

British Dictionary definitions for fly sheet

fly sheet

noun

another name for fly 1 (def. 22)
a short handbill or circular