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
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
She is built of wood and is 200 feet long from taffrail to fore edge of stem.
From Children of the Market Place by Masters, Edgar Lee
Maisie Matilda, 22, taught herself fore-edge painting during the first lockdown.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2022
Jackson is also finishing her final year of college studying art history, which means she only has limited time to do fore-edge paintings, 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
"My main aim is to bring fore-edge painting back into popular visual culture," she said.
From Fox News ● Jan. 7, 2022
The top and bottom edges must be turned in before the fore-edge.
From Practical Bookbinding by Adam, Paul
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