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Quarto
noun
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Noun
- 1 A size of paper (7.5"-10" x 10"-12.5" or 190-254 x 254-312 mm). Formed by folding and cutting one of several standard sizes of paper (15"-20" x 20"-25" or 381-508 x 508-635 mm) twice to form 4 leaves (eight sides). countable, uncountable
- 2 the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves wordnet
- 3 A size of paper (7.5"-10" x 10"-12.5" or 190-254 x 254-312 mm). Formed by folding and cutting one of several standard sizes of paper (15"-20" x 20"-25" or 381-508 x 508-635 mm) twice to form 4 leaves (eight sides).; Quarto writing paper (10 inches x 8 inches) UK, countable, uncountable
- 4 A book size, corresponding to the paper size. countable, uncountable
"Beneath an old ebony table were two long carved oak chests. I lifted the lid of one, and at the top was a once-white surplice covered with dust, and beneath was a mass of tracts — Commonwealth Quartos, unbound — a prey to worms and decay."
Etymology
From Latin quartus (“fourth”).
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