fore edge
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Definition
Noun: The fore edge is the outer vertical edge of the pages of a book, opposite the spine. It is the edge you see when a closed book is placed on a shelf with its spine facing outward.
Usage
The term is used specifically in bookbinding, publishing, and book collecting to describe a physical part of a book. * The book's fore edge was decorated with a beautiful painting that is only visible when the pages are fanned. * When shelving books, the fore edge faces the person browsing the shelf.
Advanced Usage
- Fore-edge painting: A decorative painting applied to the fore edge of a book's pages. The painting is often only visible when the pages are fanned or bent in a specific way.
- The rare volume contained a hidden fore-edge painting of a landscape.
Variants and Related Words
- Fore-edge painting (noun phrase): As described above.
- Spine (noun): The part of a book that is visible when shelved, bearing the title and author's name. It is the edge opposite the fore edge.
- Head (noun): The top edge of a book.
- Tail (noun): The bottom edge of a book.
Synonyms
- Front edge (less common)
Antonyms
- Spine (the back edge of a book where the pages are bound)
Noun
- the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spine