bifolium

noun

bi·fo·li·um (ˈ)bī-ˈfō-lē-əm How to pronounce bifolium (audio)

plural bifolia (ˈ)bī-ˈfō-lē-ə How to pronounce bifolium (audio)

: two sheets of paper, parchment, or similar material folded together to make four leaves

… verses are written, not on two sheets of paper, but on the recto and verso of the first leaf of a bifolium.

Sara S. Hodson, Times Literary Supplement, 24 June 1988

Though incomplete, in its present state it occupies close to eleven hundred folios, so large that each bifolium was formed from a whole skin.

Penn R. Szittya, Speculum, April 1999

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

单词	bifolium
释义	bifolium noun bi·fo·li·um (ˈ)bī-ˈfō-lē-əm plural bifolia (ˈ)bī-ˈfō-lē-ə : two sheets of paper, parchment, or similar material folded together to make four leaves … verses are written, not on two sheets of paper, but on the recto and verso of the first leaf of a bifolium. Sara S. Hodson, Times Literary Supplement, 24 June 1988 Though incomplete, in its present state it occupies close to eleven hundred folios, so large that each bifolium was formed from a whole skin. Penn R. Szittya, Speculum, April 1999 Word History First Known Use 1938, in the meaning defined above
随便看	leave someone dangling leave someone guessing leave someone in peace leave someone in the dust leave someone in the lurch leave someone little choice leave someone no choice leave someone no option leave someone or something be leave someone out in the cold leave someone to his or her own devices leave someone with little choice leave someone with no choice leave someone with no option leave someone's side leave something to the imagination leave the door open for leave the nest leave the past behind leave the priesthood leave to chance leave to the discretion of leave undisturbed leave well alone leave well enough alone