centerfold
Americannoun
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a gatefold bound into the center of a magazine or book signature.
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a photograph of a woman or man in a nude or seminude pose appearing on a magazine centerfold.
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the person in such a photograph.
Etymology
Origin of centerfold
Example Sentences
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The ink had run; the text, where it survived, was written in enigmatic verse, and the centerfold map was almost completely obscured with smears and blotchy stains.
From Literature
Addy, like the other girls, was displayed horizontally like a centerfold so her body filled up two pages.
From Salon
Marston had died earlier that year, and the series passed to writers who did away with much of the comic’s feminist messaging, including a regular centerfold feature chronicling the lives of influential women.
From Washington Post
Chopping cactus, filling jars with honey and even wrapping up candles in a newspaper centerfold all come through his lens looking like ballet.
From New York Times
Fast forward to 2020, Playboy has recently published a never- before-seen centerfold spread of the model where the former “America’s Next Top Model Contestant” posed for the outlet.
From Fox News
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