| 单词 | crown octavo |
| 释义 | > as lemmascrown octavo b. attributive. As the first element in nouns denoting page sizes obtained by folding a sheet of crown paper in the manner specified by the second element, and hence books consisting of such pages, as crown folio, crown octavo, crown quarto. Now chiefly historical. ΚΠ 1760 London Evening-Post 3 Jan. (advt.) Beautifully printed on a Crown Octavo. 1787 Caledonian Mercury 16 Jan. 1/2 (advt.) A perspective view of each machine complete, on eight crown folio copperplates. 1834 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 272 He'll publish the owtobiography o' a' Us Three, first piecemeel in Maga, and then ilka ane by itsell, in three vols. crown octavo, gettin' a ransom for the copy-richts. 1877 Spirit of Times 24 Nov. 456/3 (advt.) A new edition of the above excellent work is just issued... The price is $3.50, crown octavo, and will be sent to any part of the United States. 1952 A. W. Lewis Basic Bookbinding (1957) ii. 11 The size of this book is Crown octavo. 2008 B. T. Lupack Illustrating Camelot 56/2 The miniature edition, a crown quarto, was probably printed in 1875. < as lemmas |
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