fore-edge painting
[ fawr-ej, fohr- ]
noun
a technique of painting a picture on the fore edge of a book, often in such a manner that only when the pages are slightly fanned the picture is revealed.
Origin of fore-edge painting
1First recorded in 1910–15
Words Nearby fore-edge painting
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