GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Folio , n.; pl. Folios . [Ablative of L. folium leaf. See 4th Foil.]
   A leaf of a book or manuscript.
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   A sheet of paper once folded.
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   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.
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   (Print.) The page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand.
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   A page of a book; (Bookkeeping) a page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number.
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   (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.
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   Folio post, a flat writing paper, usually  17 by 24 inches.
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   Folio, v. t. To put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to page.
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   Folio, a. Formed of sheets each folded once, making two leaves, or four pages; as, a folio volume. See Folio, n., 3.
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