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Webster 1913 Edition

Quarto

Quar′to

,
Adj.
[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.

Quar′to

,
Noun.
;
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Quarto

QUART'O

,
Noun.
[L. quartus.] A book of the size of the fourth of a sheet; a size made by twice folding a sheet, which then makes four leaves.

QUART'O

,
Adj.
Denoting the size of a book in which a sheet makes four leaves.

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