fore edge

noun

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

Nearby words

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

Origin of fore edge

First recorded in 1655–65

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Examples from the Web for fore-edge

The head or top of a book, in contradistinction to fore-edge or tail.
Notes on Bookbinding for Libraries|John Cotton Dana
The book is placed back of the sewing bench with the fore-edge toward the sewer and with the first section on top.
Library Bookbinding|Arthur Low Bailey
When the fore-edge of both boards has been turned in, the head and tail must also be turned in.
Bookbinding, and the Care of Books|Douglas Cockerell
These must be measured from the fore-edge of the board and run in with straight-edge and folder.
Bookbinding, and the Care of Books|Douglas Cockerell

These side-papers are measured and cut one inch larger than the volume at head, foot, and fore-edge.
The Book-Hunter at Home|P. B. M. Allan

British Dictionary definitions for fore-edge

fore-edge

noun

the outer edge of the pages of a book

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fore edge

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fore-edge

noun