This week's theme: words about books. orihon (OR-ee-hon) noun
A book or manuscript folded like an accordion: a roll of paper inscribed on one side only, folded backwards and forwards. [From Japanese, ori (fold), + hon (book).] Here's a picture of an orihon: http://www2.odn.ne.jp/reliure/imgs3/k_orihon.jpg The word origami is from the same root, from Japanese ori (fold) + -gami, kami (paper), the art of paper folding that can coax a whole menagerie from a few sheets of paper. -Anu Garg (gargATwordsmith.org) "He created an orihon binding -- an accordion-style technique that allowed the book to expand to more than 60 feet." Veronica Chestnut; Digital Printing at Harvard; Electronic Publishing, Jul 1997. Sponsored by: Always find the right word with the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?code=qt4&ad=aw Ever wonder why we aren't just happy, we're happy as a clam? Derivation, a fascinating game about word & phrase origins. A great gift! http://entspire.com ............................................................................ The politician is an acrobat. He keeps his balance by saying the opposite of what he does. -Maurice Barres, novelist and politician (1862-1923) Share the magic of words. Send a gift sub: http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Remove, change, or subscribe address: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/orihon.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/orihon.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/orihon.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
