¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Twelvemos
1. twelvemo [n] - See also: twelvemo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Twelvemos
Literary usage of Twelvemos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of the Essex Institute by Essex Institute (1893)
"Folios 7 Quartos, ........... 21 Octavos, ........... 230 twelvemos, . ...
41 twelvemos, .......... 3 Total of bound volumes, . ..."
2. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1885)
"Octavos (including royal octavos), twelvemos, and smaller volumes are shelved in
cases standing free of the walls, as indicated in the plan, ..."
3. The Bookman (1903)
"On the other hand, the demand for the complete works of author in sets is very
moderate, and the various lines of twelvemos, etc., show decreasing sales. ..."
4. Papers and Proceedings of the ... General Meeting of the American Library by General Meeting, American Library Association (1885)
"Octavos (including royal octavos), twelvemos, and smaller volumes are shelved in
cases standing free of the walls, as indicated in the plan, ..."
5. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson. by Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Adgate Lipscomb, Albert Ellery Bergh (1905)
"In estimating the amount of an annual selection, folios may be stated as costing
one and a half guineas, quartos a guinea, octavos 12 / -, twelvemos 4/- in ..."
6. Poole's Index to Periodical Literature: The First Supplement, from January 1 by William Frederick Poole, William Isaac Fletcher (1888)
"Octavos and twelvemos. Leis. Hour, II : 590. — of the Ancients. Ath. '82, 2: 42.
— of Refuge. Atlan. 57: 7'°. — of Remembrance. (MMA Hoppus) Leis. ..."
Other Resources:
