eighteenmo

eighteenmo
Octodecimo Oc`to*dec"i*mo, n.; pl. {Octodecimos}. A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eighteen leaves; hence; indicating more or less definitely a size of book, whose sheets are so folded; -- usually written 18mo or 18[deg], and called {eighteenmo}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Eighteenmo — Eight een mo, a. & n. See {Octodecimo}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • eighteenmo — [ā΄tēn′mō΄] n. pl. eighteenmos [ EIGHTEEN + mo, as in OCTODECIMO] 1. the page size of a book made up of printer s sheets folded into eighteen leaves, each leaf being approximately 4 by 61/ 2 in 2. a book consisting of pages of this size: Usually… …   English World dictionary

  • eighteenmo — /ay teen moh/, n., pl. eighteenmos, adj. Bookbinding. octodecimo. [EIGHTEEN + MO] * * * …   Universalium

  • eighteenmo — noun octodecimo (as a paper size in printing) …   Wiktionary

  • Eighteenmo — Формат книги в 1/18 листа …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • eighteenmo — n. octodecimo, book composed of sheets folded into 18 leaves or 36 pages, 4 X 6 1/2 inch book with 18 pages …   English contemporary dictionary

  • eighteenmo — noun (plural eighteenmos) another term for octodecimo …   English new terms dictionary

  • eighteenmo — eigh·teen·mo …   English syllables

  • eighteenmo — /eɪˈtinmoʊ/ (say ay teenmoh) noun → octodecimo (def. 1) …  

  • eighteenmo — n. = OCTODECIMO. * * * eighˈteenmo [English reading of the symbol 18mo for octodecimo; cf. twelvemo, sixteenmo.] Used colloq. in the book trades for octodecimo. in Simmonds Dict. Trade …   Useful english dictionary

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