octavo

• Substantivo que designa o formato de livro obtido dobrando-se três vezes uma folha de papel, resultando em oito folhas, ou o próprio livro nesse formato.

A noun referring to a book size determined by folding a sheet of paper three times to create eight leaves, or a book of this size.

1. C2formal

   A book size resulting from folding a standard sheet of paper three times to create eight leaves (16 pages).

   Formato de livro

   • The rare edition was printed in octavo format.
   • Many 19th-century novels were published as octavos.
   • The library's collection includes several octavo volumes.