Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Printing A folded insert or section, as of a cover, whose full size exceeds that of the regular page.
- noun A piece or part, as of furniture, that folds out or down from a closed position.
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- noun A
gatefold - adjective That
folds out from a closed position
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine
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Examples
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Christopher Tolkien has drawn a new map for the book, a tipped-in foldout on sturdy paper that should serve as an exemplar for all other publishers of books containing maps.
Procrustes the publisher superversive 2007
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Amazon & newegg consumers are not that happy with their foldout keyboards (and they're more the $20 this far from the factory).
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With my heavy equipment bag slung over my shoulder, I registered myself at the foldout card table near the entrance and after writing my name, the elderly woman distributing the makeshift badges looked up from my signature with her mouth in a little shocked O.
Welcome to My World Johnny Weir 2011
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I talked Nadine into giving me a guest cottage—two bedrooms, two baths, and a foldout couch in the sitting room.
A Stitch Before Dying Anne Canadeo 2011
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With my heavy equipment bag slung over my shoulder, I registered myself at the foldout card table near the entrance and after writing my name, the elderly woman distributing the makeshift badges looked up from my signature with her mouth in a little shocked O.
Welcome to My World Johnny Weir 2011
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The book features a series of foldout maps depicting the distribution of “color” throughout the world and warns, “Colored migration is a universal peril, menacing every part of the white world.”
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Foldout end pockets hold reels or other bulky items; foldout side compartments have mesh pockets and two water-resistant, removable bags.
Plano 4870 KVD Signature Series Bag JayCassell 2009
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The book features a series of foldout maps depicting the distribution of “color” throughout the world and warns, “Colored migration is a universal peril, menacing every part of the white world.”
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With my heavy equipment bag slung over my shoulder, I registered myself at the foldout card table near the entrance and after writing my name, the elderly woman distributing the makeshift badges looked up from my signature with her mouth in a little shocked O.
Welcome to My World Johnny Weir 2011
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To help players learn the difference and never be confused, many of these games come with a large, foldout sheet which all of the cards can be placed on, indicating which area means what specifically.
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