单词 | verso |
释义 | verson. 1. The back of a leaf in a manuscript or printed book; the side presented to the eye when the leaf has been turned over. Also abbreviated v., vo.The left-hand page of a book is the verso of that leaf, and faces the recto adv., n., and adj. of the next. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > leaves or pages of book > [noun] > leaf > back of leaf backsidec1392 reverse1824 verso1839 1839 Halliwell Maundevile Introd. p. xiii See f. 2, vo. 1850 Forshall & Madden Wyclif's Bible I. p. lxi The verso commences with the eleventh chapter of the Epistle to the Romans. 1873 Rep. Brit. Assoc. i. 43 Sines, cosines, and secants are given on the versos of the pages in columns. 1898 Athenæum 12 Nov. 676 The text begins on the verso of the title-page. 2. The reverse of a coin, medal, or the like. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surface > [noun] > rear surface > specifically of a coin, medal, seal, etc. reverse1605 traverse1634 verso1891 1891 Cent. Dict. 1914 P. E. Newberry in Anc. Egypt 6 On the verso of the same palette there is a scene [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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