Octodecimo

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Octodecimo \Oc`todec"i*mo\, a. [L. octodecim eighteen. See
     {Octavo}, {Decimal}, and {-mo}.]
     Having eighteen leaves to a sheet; as, an octodecimo form,
     book, leaf, size, etc.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Octodecimo \Oc`to*dec"i*mo\, n.; pl. {Octodecimos}.
     A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into
     eighteen leaves; hence; indicating more or less definitely a
     size of book, whose sheets are so folded; -- usually written
     18mo or 18[deg], and called {eighteenmo}.
     [1913 Webster]