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
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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 Browne, Gordon
Start, when, after cutting, one or more sections of the book come forward, making the fore edge irregular, they are said to have started.
From Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians by Rooke, Noel
Maisie Matilda, 22, taught herself fore-edge painting during the first lockdown.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 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
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
"My main aim is to bring fore-edge painting back into popular visual culture," she said.
From Fox News ● Jan. 7, 2022
Top and bottom edges undergo the same treatment in gilding as the flat fore-edge, except for a few slight necessary differences in the method of fixing the book.
From Practical Bookbinding by Adam, Paul
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