folio
/ˈfoʊliˌoʊ/ noun C2- A leaf of a book or manuscript.
- A page of a book, that is, one side of a leaf of a book.
- A page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand pages.
- A sheet of paper folded in half.
- A book made of sheets of paper each folded in half (two leaves or four pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind, exceeding 30 centimetres in height. · A rare copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio.
- A wrapper for loose papers.
- A page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number.
- A protective case with a flap that folds to cover the screen of a mobile device.
Plural folios
From the library
Collins had followed him after breakfast, and there he would continue, nominally engaged with one of the largest folios in the collection, but really talking to Mr.
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