quarto
nounUK /ˈkwɔː.təʊ/ · US /ˈkwɔɹ.toʊ/
Etymology From Latin quartus (“fourth”).
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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).
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UK Quarto writing paper (10 inches x 8 inches)
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Media, Printing, Publishing A book size, corresponding to the paper size.
- 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.1880, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, page 40:
- Synonyms
- 4to, 4º, Q
- Related terms
- bad quarto, sexagesimo-quarto, vicesimo-quarto, vigesimo-quarto, foolscap