fore edge

noun

the front outer edge of a book, opposite the bound edge.

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Origin of fore edge

First recorded in 1655–65

Words nearby fore edge

fordone, fordyce's spots, fore, fore and aft, fore clipping, fore edge, fore plane, fore-, fore-and-aft, fore-and-aft rig, fore-and-aft sail
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fore-edge

noun

the outer edge of the pages of a book
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