half title

noun

Also called bastard title. the first printed page of certain books, appearing after the end papers and before the title page and containing only the title of the book.

the title of any subdivision of a book when printed on a full page by itself.

Origin of half title

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby half title

half the battle, half tide, half tiger, half-timbered, halftime, half title, halftone, half-track, half-truth, half-turn, half-turning

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Example sentences from the Web for half title

The same as III of the first edition preceding, except that the half-title is misbound after the title.
A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 2 of 3)|Various
Transcriptions of ads from the verso of the cover and the verso of the half-title page follow.
Paper-bag Cookery|Vera Serkoff
Between a tenant that hath by custom a half-title to his easier rent, and one that hath not.
A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4)|Richard Baxter
The title-page and the half-title, when found to be out of square, should nearly always be put straight.
Bookbinding, and the Care of Books|Douglas Cockerell

Half-title of "Essay on Criticism," written 1709, T1 (verso blank).
A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 2 of 3)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for half title

half-title

noun

the short title of a book as printed on the right-hand page preceding the title page

a title on a separate page preceding a section of a book

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单词	half title
释义	half title noun Also called bastard title. the first printed page of certain books, appearing after the end papers and before the title page and containing only the title of the book. the title of any subdivision of a book when printed on a full page by itself. Origin of half title First recorded in 1875–80 Words nearby half title half the battle, half tide, half tiger, half-timbered, halftime, half title, halftone, half-track, half-truth, half-turn, half-turning Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for half title The same as III of the first edition preceding, except that the half-title is misbound after the title. A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 2 of 3)\|Various Transcriptions of ads from the verso of the cover and the verso of the half-title page follow. Paper-bag Cookery\|Vera Serkoff Between a tenant that hath by custom a half-title to his easier rent, and one that hath not. A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4)\|Richard Baxter The title-page and the half-title, when found to be out of square, should nearly always be put straight. Bookbinding, and the Care of Books\|Douglas Cockerell Half-title of "Essay on Criticism," written 1709, T1 (verso blank). A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 2 of 3)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for half title half-title noun the short title of a book as printed on the right-hand page preceding the title page a title on a separate page preceding a section of a book Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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