orihon

[ awr-ee-hon, ohr- ]

noun
  1. a manuscript scroll having columns running across the width, folded in accordion fashion along the separating margins.

  2. a book consisting of leaves, printed on one side only, uncut at the fore edge.

Origin of orihon

1
1905–10; <Japanese, equivalent to ori fold + hon book (<fon<Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese běn)

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