octavo

1. 1.

   A sheet of paper 7 to 10 inches (= 17.78 to 25.4 cm) high and 4.5 to 6 inches (= 11.43 to 15.24 cm) wide, the size varying with the large original sheet used to create it. It is made by folding the original sheet three times to produce eight leaves.

   一种纸张尺寸,高7至10英寸(合17.78至25.4厘米),宽4.5至6英寸(合11.43至15.24厘米),其大小随所用原始大幅面纸张而异。通过将原始纸张折叠三次制成八张纸叶。

2. 2.

   the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves

   八开本

3. 3.

   A book of octavo pages.

   由八开纸页装订而成的书。

八开本；由八开纸页装订而成的书。；八开纸

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