recto
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- noun
- /ˈrɛktoʊ/
- Specialized
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recto
- In the end, even the full-page format of folio 101 recto turned out to be inadequate for the grand design.
- folio recto
- 101 recto
- final recto
Examples
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The miniature double-page spreads of the notebook on the verso and recto feature scenes that readers do not view until opening 7 and opening 5 of the picture book, respectively.
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In addition, the verso and recto pages can indicate the flow of time or change of setting and can also create contrasts.
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Change and development occur between the verso and recto sides of one double-spread page as well.
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The recto page displays Mime in the act of catching the eye that Odin has ripped out of its place.
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On opening 1, both the verso and the recto show Ella viewing completed pages of her notebook.
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The recto page displays the wise man Kvaser wandering around the world, with random body parts emerging from the surreal landscape.
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On the recto page, Odin's wife Frigg is mourning next to Loke and the blind god Hod, who shot the lethal arrow.
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In contrast, Odin stands in the foreground on the recto page; his one eye stares at the reader-viewer with intensity, and stretched skin covers the empty eye socket.
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The recto page of the book is where you will find the main illustrations.
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On the recto, you’ll see the chapter title, while the verso contains notes.
Synonyms
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One side of a sheet in a book, newspaper, or magazine
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Recto comes from the Latin rectus, which means 'right' or 'straight'. So recto is the 'right-hand' page of an open book, and you can remember it because it shares the same root as correct, where 'rect' means 'right'.