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cen·ter·fold
/
ˈsɛn
tərˌfoʊld
/
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[
sen
-ter-fohld
]
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noun
1.
center spread
.
2.
a gatefold bound into the
center
of a magazine or book signature.
3.
a photograph of a woman or man in a nude or seminude pose appearing on a magazine centerfold.
4.
the person in such a photograph.
Origin:
1950–55,
Americanism;
center
+
fold
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World English Dictionary
centrefold
or
(
US
)
centerfold
(ˈsɛntəˌfəʊld)
—
n
1.
a large coloured illustration folded so that it forms the central spread of a magazine
2.
a. a photograph of a nude or nearly nude woman (or man) in a magazine on such a spread
b. the subject of such a photograph
centerfold
or
(
US
)
centerfold
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
centerfold
"fold-out center spread of a magazine or newspaper," by 1954, from
center
+
fold
. Used especially for illustrations of comely women, hence "woman who poses as a centerfold model" (by 1965).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Before the map could be scanned, each section had to be flattened, because
design elements were obscured in the
centerfold
.
The project delivery system is illustrated in the booklet's
centerfold
, and is
explained in the following pages.
Tri-fold the letter, and attach correctly prepared mailing labels to the
centerfold
.
The newsletter
centerfold
showed the six alternatives superimposed on an aerial
photograph of the town.
All numbered farms correspond to the map in the
centerfold
.
Look for the coastal map
centerfold
for orientation.
The volatile matter contains the parent compounds that are used to produce the products shown in the
centerfold
.
Read on, and be sure to check the related articles and boxes in this
centerfold
section.
They wanted probing features, in-depth profiles, revealing
centerfold
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