Folio /(?)/

Fol·io

Folio

n.

pl. Folios

  1. A leaf of a book or manuscript.
  2. A sheet of paper once folded.
  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.
  4. The page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand. (Print.)
  5. A page of a book; (Bookkeeping) a page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number. (Bookkeeping)
  6. 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. (Law)

Phrases & Compounds

Folio post
a flat writing paper, usually 17 by 24 inches.

Folio

v. t.
  1. To put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to page.

Folio

a.
  1. Formed of sheets each folded once, making two leaves, or four pages; as, a folio volume. See Folio, n., 3.