Found 2 items, similar to Octavos.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: octavo octavo n : the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves [syn: eightvo, 8vo]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Octavos Octavo \Oc*ta"vo\, n.;pl. Octavos. [L. in octavo; in in + octavo, abl. of octavus. See Octave.] A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eight leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of book so made; -- usually written 8vo or 8[deg]. [1913 Webster]