First recorded in 1655–65
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The cut fore edge, opposite the spine, is silky smooth.
From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2020
Sometimes the exposed pages, known as the fore edge, had text or embellishments, including extravagantly painted scenes from the book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2018
I ran my thumb along its fore edge, narrow and sharp against my skin.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 4, 2011
She is built of wood and is 200 feet long from taffrail to fore edge of stem.
From Children of the Market Place by Masters, Edgar Lee
After a few operations like this the back of the book becomes rounded and the fore edge concave.
From Library Bookbinding by Bailey, Arthur Low
Maisie Matilda, 22, taught herself fore-edge painting during the first lockdown.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2022
Jackson said that as she’s been doing fore-edge painting and posting the videos on TikTok, she’s seen her confidence and her ability grow.
From Fox News ● Jan. 7, 2022
Jackson is also finishing her final year of college studying art history, which means she only has limited time to do fore-edge paintings, she said.
From Fox News ● Jan. 7, 2022
Jackson told Fox News via email that she started doing fore-edge painting last summer, though she has been a painter for many years.
From Fox News ● Jan. 7, 2022
They should not be piled on other books resting on their fore-edge.
From Library Bookbinding by Bailey, Arthur Low
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