recto

[ rek-toh ]

noun

, Printing.

, plural rec·tos.

1. a right-hand page of an open book or manuscript; the front of a leaf ( verso ).

recto

/ ˈrɛktəʊ /

noun

1. the front of a sheet of printed paper
2. the right-hand pages of a book, bearing the odd numbers Compare verso

Word History and Origins

Origin of recto¹

1815–25; < Late Latin rēctō ( foliō ) on the right-hand (leaf or page), ablative of Latin rēctus right

Word History and Origins

Origin of recto¹

C19: from Latin rectus right, in rectō foliō on the right-hand page

Example Sentences

Instead, it labeled the recto (odd) pages of the first few leaves of each 8-page signature.

From Project Gutenberg

When there are no signatures, measure the first full recto page.

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The first book contains a single recto border and twenty different initials.

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The ornament on B1 recto has here a star-like centre; in the first edition it is an elongated diamond.

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The Latin text is on the verso of the page, the English on the recto, facing each other.

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