recto
a right-hand page of an open book or manuscript; the front of a leaf (opposed to verso).
Origin of recto
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How to use recto in a sentence
Instead, it labeled the recto (odd) pages of the first few leaves of each 8-page signature.
The Path-Way to Knowledg | Robert RecordWhen there are no signatures, measure the first full recto page.
The first book contains a single recto border and twenty different initials.
The Art and Craft of Printing | William MorrisThe ornament on B1 recto has here a star-like centre; in the first edition it is an elongated diamond.
The Latin text is on the verso of the page, the English on the recto, facing each other.
British Dictionary definitions for recto
/ (ˈrɛktəʊ) /
the front of a sheet of printed paper
the right-hand pages of a book, bearing the odd numbers: Compare verso (def. 1b)
Origin of recto
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