"Sextodecimo" is a word in ENGLISH
Having sixteen leaves to a sheet; of, or equal to, the
size of one fold of a sheet of printing paper when folded so as to make
sixteen leaves, or thirty-two pages; as, a sextodecimo volume.
A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into
sixteen leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a size of a
book; -- usually written 16mo, or 16¡.
... My mother, daroga, my poor, unhappy mother would never... let me kiss her... She used to run away... and throw me my mask!... Nor any other woman... ever, ever!... Ah, you can understand, my happiness was so great, I cried. And fell at her feet, crying... and I kissed her feet... her little feet... crying. You're crying, too, daroga... and she cried also... the angel cried!...
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A book consisting of sheets, each of which is folded into sixteen leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a …
Read the complete definitionHaving sixteen leaves to a sheet; as, a decimosexto form, book, leaf, size.
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