colophon
colophon
Definition
colo·phon (käl′ə fən, -fän′)
noun
- a notation often placed in a book, at the end, giving facts about its production
- ☆ the distinctive emblem of the publisher, as on the title page or cover of a book
Etymology: LL < Gr kolophōn, summit, top, end: see column
colophon
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- read: Printer's mark and colophon read: 'Edinburgh: Printed by Andrew Jack, & Co.
Preposition: in
- vols: Printer's marks of Samuel Bentley, Dorset Street, Fleet Street with colophons in vols.
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