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fold⋅out

[fohld-out]
–noun
1. a page larger than the trim size of a magazine or book, folded one or more times so as not to extend beyond the pages; gatefold.
–adjective
2. that must be unfolded to be used, read, viewed, etc.: a cabinet with a foldout table.
Also, fold-out.


Origin:
1945–50; n., adj. use of v. phrase fold out
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fold·out   (fōld'out')   
n.  
  1. Printing A folded insert or section, as of a cover, whose full size exceeds that of the regular page.

  2. A piece or part, as of furniture, that folds out or down from a closed position.

fold'out' adj.
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