recto

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: rec=to

CIDE DICTIONARY

recto, n. [Abbrev. fr. LL. breve de recto. See Right.].

 A writ of right.  [1913 Webster]

recto, n. [Cf. F. recto.].

 The right-hand page; -- opposed to verso.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

recto, n. (pl. -os)
1 the right-hand page of an open book.
2 the front of a printed leaf of paper or manuscript (opp. VERSO).

Etymology

L recto (folio) on the right (leaf)

THESAURUS

recto

Epistle side, acknowledgments, back, back matter, bastard title, bibliography, catch line, catchword, colophon, conservative, contents, contents page, copyright page, decanal side, dedication, endleaf, endpaper, endsheet, errata, flyleaf, folio, fore edge, foreword, front matter, half-title page, head, imprint, index, inscription, introduction, leaf, makeup, page, preface, preliminaries, reactionary, reverso, right, right field, right hand, right side, right wing, right-winger, running title, signature, starboard, starboard tack, subtitle, table of contents, tail, text, title, title page, trim size, type page, verso