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.
4. (Printing) 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.
Originally posted by Goldspark
Gah, 512,140 this time. HANSOM?!
hansom (plural: hansoms)
1. A Hansom cab
Noun
Hansom cab
1. A two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, once used as a vehicle for hire.
(the six-letter word is the easiest one to guess imo, i have the most trouble with three- and five-)
Comment