- quarto sheet
- sheet of paper that can be made into four leaves of a book
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quarto sheet
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Quarto — (Italian for fourth ) could refer to:Texts: * A quarto is a technique in bookbinding and publishing, and the books of the resulting size, when four leaves of a book are created from a standard size sheet of paper *For specific information about… … Wikipedia
quarto — ► NOUN (pl. quartos) 1) a page or paper size resulting from folding a sheet into four leaves, typically 10 inches x 8 inches (254 x 203 mm). 2) a book of this size. ORIGIN from Latin in quarto in the fourth (of a sheet) … English terms dictionary
Quarto — Quar to, a. [L. in quarto in fourth, from quartus the fourth: cf. F. (in) quarto. See {Quart}.] Having four leaves to the sheet; of the form or size of a quarto. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quarto — [kwôrt′ō] n. pl. quartos [< L (in) quarto < in, in + quarto, abl. of quartus, fourth: see QUART1] 1. the page size of a book made up of sheets each of which is folded twice to form four leaves, or eight pages, about nine by twelve inches in … English World dictionary
quarto — late 15c., from M.L. in quarto in the fourth (part of a sheet of paper), from quarto, ablative singular of L. quartus fourth (see QUART (Cf. quart)) … Etymology dictionary
Quarto — Quar to, n.; pl. {Quartos}. Originally, a book of the size of the fourth of sheet of printing paper; a size leaves; in present usage, a book of a square or nearly square form, and usually of large size. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quarto — n. (pl. os) Printing 1 the size given by folding a (usu. specified) sheet of paper twice. 2 a book consisting of sheets folded in this way. Usage: Abbr.: 4to. Phrases and idioms: quarto paper paper folded in this way and cut into sheets.… … Useful english dictionary
quarto — n. book size made by folding sheet into four leaves: ♦ foolscap quarto, 8 1/ 2 x 6 3/4 in; ♦ crown quarto, 10 x 7 1/ 2 in; ♦ demy quarto, 11 1/ 4 x 8 3/ 4 in; ♦ royal quarto, 12 1/ 2 x 10 in; ♦ imperial quarto, 15 x 11 in (abbr … Dictionary of difficult words
quarto — [ kwɔ:təʊ] (abbrev.: 4to) noun (plural quartos) a page or paper size resulting from folding a sheet into four leaves, typically 10 inches × 8 inches (254 × 203 mm). ↘a book of this size. Origin C16: from L. (in) quarto (in) the fourth (of a… … English new terms dictionary
quarto — noun (C) technical 1 the size of paper, or the paper itself, produced by folding a large sheet of paper twice, to produce four sheets: quarto sheets of paper 2 a book with pages of quarto size … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
