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Definition: Folio post
Folio
\Fol"io\, n.; pl.
Folios. [Ablative of L. folium leaf.
See 4th
Foil.]
1. A leaf of a book or manuscript.
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2. A sheet of paper once folded.
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3. 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.
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4. (Print.) The page number. The even folios are on the
left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand.
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5. A page of a book; (Bookkeeping) a page in an account book;
sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial
number.
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6. (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.
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Folio post, a flat writing paper, usually 17 by 24 inches.
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