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单词 centrefold
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centrefoldcenterfoldn.

Brit. /ˈsɛntəfəʊld/, U.S. /ˈsɛn(t)ərˌfoʊld/
Forms: see centre n.1 and adj. and fold n.3
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: centre n.1, fold n.3
Etymology: < centre n.1 + fold n.3
Originally U.S.
1. The two facing middle pages of a newspaper or magazine (sometimes in the form of a gatefold: see gatefold n. at gate n.1 Compounds 2); a single feature or picture (in later use esp. a photograph of a nude or scantily-clad woman) printed on these pages.
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centre spread1910
centrefold1941
1941 Newsday (N.Y.) 19 June 1/2 Other photos and story on the Adelphi commencement in the Centerfold.
1966 McCall's Mag. Oct. 195/1 The reader is treated to an illustrated biography of the young..maiden, replete with details of her wholesome family life..before stumbling on her stretched over the center fold in full bloom and triple exposure.
1986 ‘A. Burgess’ Homage to QWERT YUIOP p. xii The rest of the household knows you are at work, as a blacksmith is, and does not suspect you of covertly devouring a Playboy centrefold.
2004 S. Mehta Maximum City 356 He's been dreaming about being a hero since he was sixteen and poring over the centrefolds in Screen magazine.
2. A person, esp. a woman, who appears or has appeared nude or scantily clad in a photograph on the middle pages of a magazine.Originally with reference to Playboy magazine. Cf. playmate n. 2.
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society > communication > journalism > journal > parts and layout of journals > [noun] > centre spread > one whose nude picture appears on
centrefold1969
1969 Los Angeles Times 28 Mar. iv. 25/1 I was the centerfold—the playmate for December, 1966.
1981 S. Justman Centerfold (song) in ‘J. Geils Band’ Freeze Frame (record sleeve notes) My blood runs cold My memory has just been sold My angel is the centerfold.
2003 Advocate 19 Aug. 55 Scott Merritt, Playgirl's 30th-anniversary centerfold, is sitting in the bar of Toronto's Sutton Place Hotel.
2014 L. Kennedy Double Take v. 19 Voluptuous, dark-haired Maria, looking like a Hispanic Playboy centerfold, was the first to open her yap.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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