quarto — English Dictionary

Noun

1. 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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2. 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). Quarto writing paper (10 inches x 8 inches)

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   • UK usage
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   • Uncountable

3. A book size, corresponding to the paper size.

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   • Uncountable

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   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.

Noun

1. the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves

   Synonyms

   4to

   Broader terms

   size