What does "octavo" mean?
Octavo: A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eight leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of book so made; -- usually written 8vo or 8º.
Additional senses
- 2.Having eight leaves to a sheet; as, an octavo form, book, leaf, size, etc.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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