Hypertext Webster Gateway: "folio"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fol'io \Fol'io\, v. t.
To put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to
page.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Folio \Fol"io\, n.; pl. {Folios}. [Ablative of L. folium leaf.
See 4th {Foil}.]
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. (Print.) The page number. The even folios are on the
left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand.
5. A page of a book; (Bookkeeping) a page in an account book;
sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial
number.
6. (Law) 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.
{Folio post}, a flat writing paper, usually 17 by 24 inches.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fol'io \Fol'io\, a.
Formed of sheets each folded once, making two leaves, or four
pages; as, a folio volume. See {Folio}, n., 3.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
folio
n 1: the system of numbering pages [syn: {pagination}, {page
number}, {paging}]
2: a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a
manuscript or book) [syn: {leaf}]
3: a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper
folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages;
"the first folio of Shakespeare's plays"
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