quarto : Idioms & Phrases

Vi*ges"i*mo-quar"to adjective

Etymology

L. vigesimus quartus twenty-fourth. Cf. Duodecimo.

Definitions

1. Having twenty-four leaves to a sheet; as, a vigesimo-quarto form, book, leaf, size, etc.

Vi*ges"i*mo-quar"to noun

Wordforms

plural -tos

Definitions

1. A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into twenty-four leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of book so made; -- usually written 24mo, or 24°.

Webster 1913