English Dictionary: Quarto | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Quarto | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Quarto \Quar"to\, a. [L. in quarto in fourth, from quartus the fourth: cf. F. (in) quarto. See {Quart}.] Having four leaves to the sheet; of the form or size of a quarto. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Quarto \Quar"to\, n.; pl. {Quartos}. Originally, a book of the size of the fourth of sheet of printing paper; a size leaves; in present usage, a book of a square or nearly square form, and usually of large size. |