Folio vs. Page

Folionoun

a leaf of a book or manuscript

Folionoun

A page of a book, that is, one side of a leaf of a book.

Folionoun

(printing) A page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand pages.

Folionoun

(paper) A sheet of paper folded in half.

Folionoun

(books) A book made of sheets of paper each folded in half (two leaves or four pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind, exceeding 30 cm in height.

Folionoun

(accounting) A page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number.

Folionoun

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.

Folionoun

A wrapper for loose papers.

Folioverb

to put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to page

Folionoun

A leaf of a book or manuscript.

Folionoun

A sheet of paper once folded.

Folionoun

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.

Folionoun

The page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand.

Folionoun

A page of a book; (Bookkeeping) a page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number.

Folionoun

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.

Folioverb

To put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to page.

Folioadjective

Formed of sheets each folded once, making two leaves, or four pages; as, a folio volume. See Folio, n., 3.

Folionoun

the system of numbering pages

Folionoun

a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)

Folionoun

a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages;

Folio

The term , from the Latin folium (leaf), has three interconnected but distinct meanings in the world of books and printing: it is firstly a term for a common method of arranging sheets of paper into book form, folding the sheet only once, and a term for a book made in this way; secondly it is a general term for a sheet, leaf or page in (especially) manuscripts and old books; and thirdly it is an approximate term for the size of a book, and for a book of this size. Firstly, a folio (abbreviated fo or 2°) is a book or pamphlet made up of one or more full sheets of paper, on each of which four pages of text are printed, two on each side; each sheet is then folded once to produce two leaves.

Pagenoun

One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document.

Pagenoun

One side of a paper leaf on which one has written or printed.

Pagenoun

(figurative) Any record or writing; a collective memory.

Pagenoun

(typesetting) The type set up for printing a page.

Pagenoun

(computing) A screenful of text and possibly other content.

Pagenoun

(Internet) A web page.

Pagenoun

(computing) A block of contiguous memory of a fixed length.

Pagenoun

(obsolete) A serving boy – a youth attending a person of high degree, especially at courts, as a position of honor and education.

Pagenoun

(British) A youth employed for doing errands, waiting on the door, and similar service in households.

Pagenoun

A boy or girl employed to wait upon the members of a legislative body.

Pagenoun

(in libraries) The common name given to an employee whose main purpose is to replace materials that have either been checked out or otherwise moved, back to their shelves.

Pagenoun

A boy child.

Pagenoun

A contrivance, as a band, pin, snap, or the like, to hold the skirt of a woman’s dress from the ground.

Pagenoun

A track along which pallets carrying newly molded bricks are conveyed to the hack.

Pagenoun

A message sent to someone's pager.

Pagenoun

Any one of several species of colorful South American moths of the genus Urania.

Pageverb

(transitive) To mark or number the pages of, as a book or manuscript.

Pageverb

To turn several pages of a publication.

Pageverb

(transitive) To furnish with folios.

Pageverb

(transitive) To attend (someone) as a page.

Pageverb

To call or summon (someone).

Pageverb

(transitive) To contact (someone) by means of a pager or other mobile device.

Pageverb

(transitive) To call (somebody) using a public address system so as to find them.

Pagenoun

A serving boy; formerly, a youth attending a person of high degree, especially at courts, as a position of honor and education; now commonly, in England, a youth employed for doing errands, waiting on the door, and similar service in households; in the United States, a boy or girl employed to wait upon the members of a legislative body. Prior to 1960 only boys served as pages in the United States Congress

Pagenoun

A boy child.

Pagenoun

A contrivance, as a band, pin, snap, or the like, to hold the skirt of a woman's dress from the ground.

Pagenoun

A track along which pallets carrying newly molded bricks are conveyed to the hack.

Pagenoun

Any one of several species of beautiful South American moths of the genus Urania.

Pagenoun

One side of a leaf of a book or manuscript.

Pagenoun

A record; a writing; as, the page of history.

Pagenoun

The type set up for printing a page.

Pageverb

To attend (one) as a page.

Pageverb

To call out a person's name in a public place, so as to deliver a message, as in a hospital, restaurant, etc.

Pageverb

To call a person on a pager.

Pageverb

To mark or number the pages of, as a book or manuscript; to furnish with folios.

Pagenoun

one side of one leaf (of a book or magasine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

Pagenoun

English industrialist who pioneered in the design and manufacture of aircraft (1885-1962)

Pagenoun

United States diplomat and writer about the Old South (1853-1922)

Pagenoun

a boy who is employed to run errands

Pagenoun

a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings

Pagenoun

in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood

Pageverb

call out somebody's name over a P.A. system

Pageverb

work as a page;

Pageverb

number the pages of a book or manuscript