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foldout

or fold-out

[ fohld-out ]
/ ˈfoʊldˌaʊt /
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noun

a page larger than the trim size of a magazine or book, folded one or more times so as not to extend beyond the pages; gatefold.

adjective

that must be unfolded to be used, read, viewed, etc.: a cabinet with a foldout table.

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Nearby words

  1. folding chair,
  2. folding door,
  3. folding money,
  4. folding press,
  5. folding rule,
  6. foldup,
  7. foley,
  8. foley catheter,
  9. folia,
  10. foliaceous

Origin of foldout

First recorded in 1945–50; noun, adj. use of verb phrase fold out
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British Dictionary definitions for fold-out

foldout

/ (ˈfəʊldˌaʊt) /

noun

printing another name for gatefold
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for fold-out

fold-out

n.

1961, from fold (v.) + out.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper