sixteenmo

[ siks-teen-moh ]

noun

, plural six·teen·mos.

1. Also called sextodecimo. a book size (about 4×6 inches; 10×15 centimeters) determined by printing on sheets folded to form 16 leaves or 32 pages.
2. a book of this size. : 16mo, 16°

adjective

1. printed, folded, or bound in sixteenmo; sextodecimo.

sixteenmo

/ ˈsɪksˈtiːnməʊ /

noun

1. Also calledsextodecimo a book size resulting from folding a sheet of paper into 16 leaves or 32 pages, each one sixteenth the size of the sheet Often written16mo16°
2. a book of this size

Word History and Origins

Origin of sixteenmo¹

First recorded in 1840–50; sixteen + -mo

Example Sentences

Other sizes occasionally used are called “sixteenmo” or “sextodecimo,” “eighteenmo” or “octodecimo,” etc.

From Project Gutenberg