Folio
Definition of Folio
Fol´io | n. | 1. | A leaf of a book or manuscript. | | 2. | A sheet of paper once folded. | | 3. | A book made of sheets of paper each folded once (four pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind. See Note under Paper. | | 4. | (Print.) The page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand. | | 5. | (Bookkeeping) A page of a book; (Bookkeeping) a page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number. | | 6. | (Law) A leaf containing a certain number of words, hence, a certain number of words in a writing, as in England, in law proceedings 72, and in chancery, 90; in New York, 100 words. | | v. t. | 1. | To put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to page. | | a. | 1. | Formed of sheets each folded once, making two leaves, or four pages; as, a folio volume. See Folio, n., 3. |
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