Twenty-fourmo

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

  Twenty-fourmo \Twen`ty-four"mo\, a.
     Having twenty-four leaves to a sheet; as, a twenty-fourmo
     form, book, leaf, size, etc. -- n. A book composed of sheets,
     each of which is folded into twenty-four leaves; hence,
     indicating more or less definitely a size of book whose
     sheets are so folded; -- usually written 24mo, or 24[deg].


     [1913 Webster]