orihon

American  

[awr-ee-hon, ohr-] / ˈɔr iˌhɒn, ˈoʊr- /

noun

1. a manuscript scroll having columns running across the width, folded in accordion fashion along the separating margins.

2. a book consisting of leaves, printed on one side only, uncut at the fore edge.

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Etymology

Origin of orihon

1905–10; < Japanese, equivalent to ori fold + hon book (< fon < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese běn )

Example Sentences

Now the orihon is complete, and it is the link between the roll and the book.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various