Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A size of writing-paper, 23 × 33¼ inches in the United States, 24 × 34½ inches in England, and 63 × 89 centimeters in France.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
colombier .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word columbier.
Examples
-
Who can resist words like pott (OED: "originally bearing the watermark of a pot"), columbier ("F. colombier dove-cote, used in same sense"), demy, double elephant?
-
Before the invention of machine-made paper, which can be woven in any length, the largest sized sheets were the _grand jesus_ and the double columbier (this last being scarcely used now except for atlases or engravings), and the size of paper for printers 'use was determined by the dimensions of the impression-stone.
Two Poets Honor�� de Balzac 1824
-
Before the invention of machine-made paper, which can be woven in any length, the largest sized sheets were the _grand jesus_ and the double columbier (this last being scarcely used now except for atlases or engravings), and the size of paper for printers 'use was determined by the dimensions of the impression-stone.
Lost Illusions Honor�� de Balzac 1824
-
Before the invention of machine-made paper, which can be woven in any length, the largest sized sheets were the grand jesus and the double columbier (this last being scarcely used now except for atlases or engravings), and the size of paper for printers’ use was determined by the dimensions of the impression-stone.
Two Poets 2007
-
Before the invention of machine-made paper, which can be woven in any length, the largest sized sheets were the grand jesus and the double columbier (this last being scarcely used now except for atlases or engravings), and the size of paper for printers’ use was determined by the dimensions of the impression-stone.
Two Poets 2007
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.