page proof
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of page proof
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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A staff member said: “When Gillian goes on holiday, she looks at every single page proof on her sun lounger, on a laptop, and then phones in changes.”
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2018
Then the list was set, one page proof was pulled, and locked in the office safe.
From Time Magazine Archive
An index, if required, may be supplied by the author when he returns page proof.
From The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design by Hobbs, Leonard S.
Since then the whole volume has necessarily been recast, and it was not possible to go to page proof till the first chapter had been approved.
From History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government by Great Britain. War Office
"H. P. B. read and corrected two sets of galley proofs, then a page proof, and finally a revise in sheet, correcting, adding, and altering up to the very last moment."
From H. P. Blavatsky A Great Betrayal by Cleather, Alice Leighton
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