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TRANCHE EBARBEE [1 record]

Record 1 1998-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
DEF

[One of] the edges of a book having a cut top edge with only the larger projecting leaves of the tail and fore-edge trimmed down; [trimmed edges] are thus left with a rough appearance.

OBS

"Trimmed" is a generic term rendered by "rognées" when the edges are cut clean and by "ébarbées" when they are left with a rough appearance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
DEF

Tranches ébarbées : en reliure, tranches auxquelles on a supprimé les petites barbes du papier pour rendre la tranche propre, mais sans être aussi unie que lorsqu'elle est rognée.

Spanish

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