Etymology : Middle English, from Latin, ablative of folium
Pronunciation : 'fO-lE-"O
Function : noun
Date : 15th century
1. page in a book; sheet of paper folded in two; folder for storing papers; large size of paper; large book made from this paper. folio\fol"io\ , n.; pl. folios (#). [ablative of l. folium leaf. see:
4th foil.].
2. a leaf of a book or manuscript.
3. a sheet of paper once folded.
4. 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.
5. (print.) the page number. the even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand.
6. a page of a book; (bookkeeping) a page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number.
7. (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.folio post, a flat writing paper, usually 17 by 24 inches.folio n.
8. the system of numbering pages [syn: pagination, page number , paging].
9. a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) [syn: leaf].
10. a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages; "the first folio of shakespeare's plays".
11. A leaf of a book or manuscript.
12. A sheet of paper once folded.
13. A book made of sheets of paper each folded once ; hence, a book of the largest kind.
14. See Note under Paper.
15. The page number.
16. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right- hand.
17. A page of a book; a page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number.
18. 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.
19. To put a serial number on each folio or page of ; to page.
20. Formed of sheets each folded once, making two leaves, or four pages; as, a folio volume.
21. See Folio, n., 3. a book consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages; "the first folio of Shakespeare's plays".
22. A folio is a book made with paper of a large size, used especially in the early centuries of European printing. Richard told me of three 16th-century folio volumes on alchemy.