ALL meanings of book-ended
book·end
B b - noun book-ended a support placed at the end of a row of books to hold them upright, usually used in pairs. 1
- noun book-ended one of two things occurring or located at either end of something else: two events that served as bookends to my career. 1
- verb with object book-ended to occur or be located at the beginning and end of: His term in office was bookended by crises. 1