rectoadv.n.adj.

Brit.

/ˈrɛktəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈrɛktoʊ/

Forms: 1800s rectò, 1800s– recto.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French recto.

Etymology: < French recto (1663) < classical Latin rectō , ablative of rectus right (see rect adj.), apparently short for rectō foliō , apparently ‘on the right-hand page’ (see folio n.), although this phrase is not attested until later. Compare verso n.

A. adv.

On the front of the leaf; on the front of a medal, coin, etc.; (also) on or to the right-hand side.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > printed matter > arrangement or appearance of printed matter > [adverb] > set sideways or to particular side

recto1789

broadside1925

1789 tr. Accts. MS in Libr. King of France II. 283 Chap. XVI. Folio 89, Recto. In the same spirit, he believes that Charles supported Henry VI.

1817 T. F. Dibdin Bibliogr. Decameron I. 385 Folio. XII. Recto; 20 lines and a quarter of the 21st.

1888 Academy 16 June 405/1 The map is placed..at the end of the volume opening rectò, and not, as too often, made to turn its back upon the reader.

1902 Jewish Q. Rev. 14 232 Leaf 1 recto, l. 3, and leaf 2 recto, l. 23.

2005 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 149 20 Recto: Fortune with her sail facing left atop wheel of fortune.

B. n.

The front of each leaf of a manuscript. Abbreviated r^o. Opposed to verso n. 1. Also in figurative context.In a book written in a language whose writing runs from left to right, the recto is the right-hand page.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > book > leaves or pages of book > [noun] > leaf > front of leaf

recto1810

society > communication > book > leaves or pages of book > [noun] > leaf > front of leaf > of MS leaf

recto1810

1810 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 223/2 The Chronicle begins on the recto of a iii.

1824 J. Johnson Typographia I. 217 This..volume commences on the recto of the first leaf.

1873 J. Henry Aeneidea I. Pref. 77 The verso of this agreeable recto of one leaf of my library life.

1889 H. B. Wheatley How to Catalogue iii. 60 The recto of the additional leaf will range with the verso of the old leaf.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvii. [Ithaca] 661 Gilt trefoil design, previous owner's name on recto of flyleaf erased.

1978 Bodl. Libr. Record 9 324 The writing exercises..are confined to the rectos of the pages.

1991 Lit. & Ling. Computing 6 20/1 Both recto and verso of folio 179 are severely damaged.

C. adj. (attributive).

Designating the front side of a leaf, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > book > leaves or pages of book > [adjective]

recto1887

1887 Classical Rev. 1 217 The recto side of a leaf to be indicated by the number simply, as f. 60.

1903 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 24 312 The ninth line of the recto page.

1968 C. Hinman Norton Facsimile: First Folio of Shakespeare p.xxvi/1 A leaf which shows the end of Romeo on its recto side, the beginning of Troilus on its verso.

1992 Rev. Eng. Stud. 43 159 The scribe numbered the quires of his manuscript as well as the leaves, in each case at the centre bottom of both the first recto page and the final verso page.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	recto
释义	rectoadv.n.adj. Brit. /ˈrɛktəʊ/, U.S. /ˈrɛktoʊ/ Forms: 1800s rectò, 1800s– recto. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French recto. Etymology: < French recto (1663) < classical Latin rectō , ablative of rectus right (see rect adj.), apparently short for rectō foliō , apparently ‘on the right-hand page’ (see folio n.), although this phrase is not attested until later. Compare verso n. A. adv. On the front of the leaf; on the front of a medal, coin, etc.; (also) on or to the right-hand side. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > printed matter > arrangement or appearance of printed matter > [adverb] > set sideways or to particular side recto1789 broadside1925 1789 tr. Accts. MS in Libr. King of France II. 283 Chap. XVI. Folio 89, Recto. In the same spirit, he believes that Charles supported Henry VI. 1817 T. F. Dibdin Bibliogr. Decameron I. 385 Folio. XII. Recto; 20 lines and a quarter of the 21st. 1888 Academy 16 June 405/1 The map is placed..at the end of the volume opening rectò, and not, as too often, made to turn its back upon the reader. 1902 Jewish Q. Rev. 14 232 Leaf 1 recto, l. 3, and leaf 2 recto, l. 23. 2005 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 149 20 Recto: Fortune with her sail facing left atop wheel of fortune. B. n. The front of each leaf of a manuscript. Abbreviated r^o. Opposed to verso n. 1. Also in figurative context.In a book written in a language whose writing runs from left to right, the recto is the right-hand page. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > leaves or pages of book > [noun] > leaf > front of leaf recto1810 society > communication > book > leaves or pages of book > [noun] > leaf > front of leaf > of MS leaf recto1810 1810 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 223/2 The Chronicle begins on the recto of a iii. 1824 J. Johnson Typographia I. 217 This..volume commences on the recto of the first leaf. 1873 J. Henry Aeneidea I. Pref. 77 The verso of this agreeable recto of one leaf of my library life. 1889 H. B. Wheatley How to Catalogue iii. 60 The recto of the additional leaf will range with the verso of the old leaf. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvii. [Ithaca] 661 Gilt trefoil design, previous owner's name on recto of flyleaf erased. 1978 Bodl. Libr. Record 9 324 The writing exercises..are confined to the rectos of the pages. 1991 Lit. & Ling. Computing 6 20/1 Both recto and verso of folio 179 are severely damaged. C. adj. (attributive). Designating the front side of a leaf, etc. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > leaves or pages of book > [adjective] recto1887 1887 Classical Rev. 1 217 The recto side of a leaf to be indicated by the number simply, as f. 60. 1903 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 24 312 The ninth line of the recto page. 1968 C. Hinman Norton Facsimile: First Folio of Shakespeare p.xxvi/1 A leaf which shows the end of Romeo on its recto side, the beginning of Troilus on its verso. 1992 Rev. Eng. Stud. 43 159 The scribe numbered the quires of his manuscript as well as the leaves, in each case at the centre bottom of both the first recto page and the final verso page. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : recto-comb. form < adv.n.adj.1789 see also
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