fore edge
noun
the front outer edge of a book, opposite the bound edge.
fore edge
Americannoun
fore-edge
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of fore edge
First recorded in 1655–65
Example Sentences
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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
To do this he had to climb about ten feet up the fore edge of the blade upon which he was perched, and to anyone but a sailor this would have been an impossibility.
From The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure by Gordon Browne
He rushed back to the fore edge of the roof and peered over.
From Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo by Herbert Strang
Maisie Matilda, 22, taught herself fore-edge painting during the first lockdown.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2022
"My main aim is to bring fore-edge painting back into popular visual culture," she said.
From Fox News ● Jan. 7, 2022
Her first attempt at fore-edge painting was on a copy of J.R.R.
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
After the fore-edge is gilt the same operation is repeated at the head and tail.
From Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians by Noel Rooke
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