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<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>The page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>A page of a book; <fld>(Bookkeeping)</fld> a page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A leaf containing a certain number of words, hence, a certain number of words in a writing, as in England, in law proceedings 72, and in chancery, 90; in New York, 100 words</def>.

<cs><col>Folio post</col>, <cd>a flat writing paper, usually 17 by 24 inches.</cd></cs>

<h1>Fol'io</h1> <Xpage=578>

<hw>Fol'io</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to page.</def>

<h1>Fol'io</h1> <Xpage=578>

<hw>Fol'io</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Formed of sheets each folded once, making two leaves, or four pages; <as>as, a <ex>folio</ex> volume</as>. See <er>Folio</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 3.</def>

<h1>Fo'liolate</h1> <Xpage=578>

<hw>Fo"'li*o*late</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to leaflets; -- used in composition; <as>as, bi-<ex>foliolate</ex></as>.</def>

<i>Gray.</i>

<h1>Foliole</h1> <Xpage=578>

<hw>Fo"li*ole</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Dim. of L. <ets>folium</ets> leaf: cf. F. <ets>foliole</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the distinct parts of a compound leaf; a leaflet.</def>

<h1>Foliomort</h1> <Xpage=578>

<hw>Fo`li*o*mort"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>See <er>Feuillemort</er>.</def>

<h1>Foliose</h1> <Xpage=578>

<hw>Fo`li*ose"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>foliosus</ets>, fr. <ets>folium</ets> leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having many leaves; leafy.</def>

<h1>Foliosity</h1> <Xpage=578>

<hw>Fo`li*os"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The ponderousness or bulk of a folio; voluminousness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>De Quincey.</i>

<h1>Folious</h1> <Xpage=578>

<hw>Fo"li*ous</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Foliose</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Like a leaf; thin; unsubstantial</def>. <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Foliose.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Folium</h1> <Xpage=578>

<hw>Fo"li*um</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. E. <plw>Foliums</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>, L. <plw>Folia</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L., a leaf.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A leaf, esp. a thin leaf or plate.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>A curve of the third order, consisting of two infinite branches, which have a common asymptote. The curve has a double point, and a leaf-shaped loop; whence the name. Its equation is <mathex>x<exp>3</exp> + y<exp>3</exp> = axy</mathex>.</def>

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