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turn-in, n. (a.)|ˈtɜːnɪn|
[f. the verbal phr. turn in (turn v. 73).]
1. An edge of material that is folded inwards, as at a seam; spec. in Bookbinding (see quot. 1952).
1873Young Englishwoman Mar. 147/2 Pin the edge..allowing an inch and a half for the turn in. 1901[see joint n. 4 c]. 1931N. & Q. 28 Feb. 146/1 Showing the price on the ‘spine’ of the jacket instead of at the foot of the front turn-in. 1933J. E. Liberty Practical Tailoring v. 52 It should be remembered that the first turn in is not as an ordinary turned-in edge, the turn being on the top and not underneath. 1952J. B. Oldham English Blind-Stamped Bindings 66 Turn-in, the portion of leather that shows along the edges on the inside of the covers.
2. An entrance, a way by which one may turn in, a road or passage leading off another road.
1959Cape Times 7 July 9/2 What could be more pleasant than the old ‘leafy lane’ road..to the left of the High Constantia gateway? One wonders what this new and awkward turn-in is going to cost. Ibid. 26 Oct. 6/4 The accident..occurred on the Port Elizabeth-Uitenhage road at the Despatch turn-in. 1973E. Lemarchand Let or Hindrance xiii. 157 ‘Look, there's a turn-in at the side of the office.’.. Toye negotiated the narrow entry.
3. attrib. or as adj.
1955J. E. Liberty Practical Tailoring (ed. 2) v. 66 Baste the silesia edge to the turn-in edge across the top, and sew it. 1973S. Jennett Making of Books (ed. 5) xii. 195 It [sc. the leather] must be pared thin on all turn-in edges. |