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leporello

leporello noun: a style of parallel folding with the folds alternating between front and back; concertina fold.

Noun

leporello (countable and uncountable, plural leporellos)

  1. (uncountable) A style of parallel folding with the folds alternating between front and back; concertina fold.
    • Because of the accordion fold and leporello binding the book can be stretched out to its full length, showing a rich color field in transition.2011, J. Susan Isaacs, “Artist Biographies and Works in Exhibition”, in J. Susan Isaacs, editor, The Book: A Contemporary View, Wilmington, DE: Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, →ISBN, page...
  2. (countable) Any printed material (book, leaflet etc.) having such folds; a concertina.
    • These charming leporellos are once more available from Australian lBBY. The first batch sold out very quickly. ¶ The leporellos, consisting of ten frames each, with each frame having been designed by some of the world's most famous children's illustrators, may be used as […]1985, Orana, volumes 21–22, page 94
    • Paper artworks belong in an analagous category, not unrelated to the works of book art. Designer Michael Marschall presents colorfully printed, folded and punched cards and leporellos – prototypes from the field of graphic design.1990, Art Aurea, numbers 1–4, page 85

Forms of leporello

pluralleporellos

Origin of leporello

Named after Leporello, the servant of the eponymous character in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Don Giovanni, who unfolds a long list of Don Giovanni's love conquests.

Questions about leporello

What does leporello mean?
Leporello means a style of parallel folding with the folds alternating between front and back; concertina fold.
What part of speech is leporello?
Leporello is a noun.
What is the plural of leporello?
The plural of leporello is leporellos.

Words near leporello in the dictionary

  1. lepomid
  2. Lepontic
  3. Lepontii
  4. Lepontine
  5. Lepore
  6. leporello
  7. leporellos
  8. Lepores
  9. leporid
  10. leporids
  11. leporiform

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