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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A foldout, especially one that opens to double the page size.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
overlarge page that isfolded into abook ormagazine ; afoldout
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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A gatefold is a page which requires unfolding to view--like a Playboy centerfold--and is usually an extension of a normal page.
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Issue #39 was our special holofoil gatefold cover special edition.
Swords & Scrolls: Kaiser Crowbar Edition! Cromsblood 2010
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Collection includes linen-covered showcase box with complete LP artwork book, US/UK discographies, patented Box of Vision® CD storage system, front covers, back covers and gatefold artwork for all of the original UK studio albums, all of the unique US studio album artwork , the complete LP booklets from Magical Mystery Tour, the complete Anthology Series artwork and booklets in LP size and rarely seen LP booklets from Let It Be...
Mike Ragogna: Christmas Meets Politics: Chatting With Twisted Sister's Jay Jay French and The Mavericks' Raul Malo Mike Ragogna 2011
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More inch-high plastic men references come courtesy of Steve Roberts: "On Peter Hammill's 1973 album Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night, within the gatefold sleeve reference is made to: 'ANCILLARIES … and Subbutio sic Poland 3 Scotland 2.'"
Which football teams have been referenced on album covers? | The Knowledge 2011
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Released in 1972, with its iconic gatefold cover depicting a medieval warrior and a UFO, Argus is the seminal 70s record.
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Issue #39 was our special holofoil gatefold cover special edition.
Archive 2010-01-01 Cromsblood 2010
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It is also reproduced, along with an accompanying gatefold featuring the New York Times 'page one story about the sale, at the center of 50 Years at Pace's splashy catalogue, which includes more than 250 full color illustrations, and, given its heft and embossed title, resembles a tombstone.
Dorothy Spears: Pedigree and Promise in 50 Years At Pace Dorothy Spears 2010
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#1: Yeah, the pinup gatefold form-factor is similar ... but that's neglecting the "infinite depth of field" effect that he's getting out of these panoramics, since he's able to focus separately on near and far field.
Cooksey-Talbott's Vertical Panorama Landscapes - Boing Boing 2009
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It is also reproduced, along with an accompanying gatefold featuring the New York Times 'page one story about the sale, at the center of 50 Years at Pace's splashy catalogue, which includes more than 250 full color illustrations, and, given its heft and embossed title, resembles a tombstone.
Dorothy Spears: Pedigree and Promise in 50 Years At Pace Dorothy Spears 2010
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More inch-high plastic men references come courtesy of Steve Roberts: "On Peter Hammill's 1973 album Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night, within the gatefold sleeve reference is made to: 'ANCILLARIES … and Subbutio sic Poland 3 Scotland 2.'"
Which football teams have been referenced on album covers? | The Knowledge 2011
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