leporello
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A style of parallel folding with the folds alternating between front and back; concertina fold.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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 […]"
- "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."
- "Mostly these—anonymously manufactured—portfolios were conceived as leporellos with a panoramic view of 360° in twelve images on the front and twelve singular images showing individual edifices on the back. Today, these leporellos often mark the earliest records of the existence of these cities."