bifolium Palæogr.
(baɪˈfəʊlɪəm)
Pl. -ia.
[f. bi-2 + L. folium leaf.]
A pair of conjoint leaves.
| 1938 E. A. Lowe Codices Latini Antiquiores iii. 283 Foll. 3..composed of a bifolium and a single leaf. Ibid. 284 Ruling on the hair-side central opening, four bifolia at a time before folding. 1957 N. R. Ker Catal. MSS. containing Anglo-Saxon 407 A bifolium followed by three singletons. 1960 E. A. Lowe English Uncial 11 The following Insular, at least non-Italian, features were enumerated: pricking and ruling of the bifolia after folding, [etc.]. |