verso

[ vur-soh ]

noun

, Printing.

, plural ver·sos.

1. a left-hand page of an open book or manuscript ( recto ).

verso

/ ˈvɜːsəʊ /

noun

1. 1. the back of a sheet of printed paper
   2. Also calledreverso the left-hand pages of a book, bearing the even numbers Compare recto
2. the side of a coin opposite to the obverse; reverse

Word History and Origins

Origin of verso¹

1830–40; short for Latin in versō foliō on the turned leaf

Word History and Origins

Origin of verso¹

C19: from the New Latin phrase versō foliō the leaf having been turned, from Latin vertere to turn + folium a leaf

Example Sentences

First edition, with engraving by G. Van der Gucht on the verso of the half-title.

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The title and letter-press of the two issues are identical, and the three errata on A2 verso are uncorrected.

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Collation: Title designed and engraved by Isaac Taylor, one leaf (verso blank).

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Collation: Title printed from a copper-plate, with vignette of the Ass, No. 1, one leaf (verso blank).

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Collation: Title with square printer's ornament, A1 (verso blank).

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