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词汇 fore-edge
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Definition of fore-edge in English:

fore-edge

noun ˈfɔːrɛdʒˈfɔrˌɛdʒ
technical
  • The outer vertical edge of the pages of a book.

    〈技〉(书的)翻口

    as modifier fore-edge paintings had been put on books for centuries
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fore-edge paintings are watercolour decorations, painted on the ends of the pages of the fore-edge of a book.
    • For sometime now I've been delighting in hardback books with untrimmed fore-edges - making the book look and feel old; wonderful and priceless to the touch.
    • The flap on the right folds over to protect the fore-edge of the leaves; the book you hold in your hands, like modern books in general, lacks this amenity.
    • For the temporary display of your fore-edge painted book, we have available an ingenious wooden book press.
    • The edge of a book furthest from its back strip is the fore-edge and they can come uncut (pages that are stuck and need to be cut open) or untrimmed (the fore-edges of pages deliberately left uneven).

Definition of fore-edge in US English:

fore-edge

(also fore edge)
nounˈfôrˌejˈfɔrˌɛdʒ
technical
  • The outer vertical edge of the pages of a book.

    〈技〉(书的)翻口

    as modifier fore-edge paintings had been put on books for centuries
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For the temporary display of your fore-edge painted book, we have available an ingenious wooden book press.
    • Fore-edge paintings are watercolour decorations, painted on the ends of the pages of the fore-edge of a book.
    • The flap on the right folds over to protect the fore-edge of the leaves; the book you hold in your hands, like modern books in general, lacks this amenity.
    • For sometime now I've been delighting in hardback books with untrimmed fore-edges - making the book look and feel old; wonderful and priceless to the touch.
    • The edge of a book furthest from its back strip is the fore-edge and they can come uncut (pages that are stuck and need to be cut open) or untrimmed (the fore-edges of pages deliberately left uneven).
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