quarterfold

quar·ter·fold
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US/ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌfoʊld/UK/ˈkwɔːtəˌfəʊld/

noun

A fold produced by folding a sheet of paper or other material once in half and then again in half at a right angle, resulting in four roughly equal panels or quadrants.

Scrabble 24

Meanings

nounquarterfold (plural quarterfolds)

plural quarterfolds

  1. A fold produced by folding a sheet of paper or other material once in half and then again in half at a right angle, resulting in four roughly equal panels or quadrants.

    Snowdrift white crepe quarterfold napkins saves folding

    1918 August, The Modern Hospital, volume XI, number 2, page 102
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    The Cheshire Model AL is a custom-built automatic unit capable of labeling up to 20,000 periodicals, brochures, lightweight booklets, magazines and quarterfold tabloids.

    1958 July, The Office, page 157

    Since issue No. 8, Rolling Stone had a quarterfold format, which pleased newsstand dealers by taking up less space on the shelf.

    1991, Robert Draper, Rolling Stone Magazine: The Uncensored History, HarperPerennial, page 192

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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