Duodecimo (noun)
doo-o-des-im-o
A size of book in which each leaf is one twelfth of the size of the printing sheet.
Mid 17th century: from Latin ( in) duodecimo ‘in a twelfth’, from duodecimus ‘twelfth’.
Example sentences
“It’s a duodecimo collection.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)