straight-cut
straight-cut — adjective
1. describing a book or sheet of paper whose pages have been trimmed straight along
describing a book or sheet of paper whose pages have been trimmed straight along the edge, creating a smooth flat surface instead of a rough or uneven one
The bookbinder trimmed the large sheets into straight-cut leaves before sewing them together.
Most modern novels are printed with straight-cut pages that feel smooth to the touch.
collocation: straight-cut pages
Marta admired the straight-cut edges of the rare first edition she found at the fair.
A book with straight-cut pages stays closed more neatly than one with deckle edges.
The printing studio offers both straight-cut and textured paper options for wedding invitations.
- trimmed
more general; straight-cut is a specific kind of trimming that creates a flush edge
- smooth-edged
describes the resulting feel; straight-cut refers to the cutting method
- deckle-edged
describes paper with intentionally rough, untrimmed edges, the opposite of straight-cut
- rough-edged
general term for untrimmed or uneven page edges
文法句型
straight-cut + noun
用法筆記
Attributive only — this term is placed before the noun it describes (e.g. straight-cut paper, straight-cut leaves). Most commonly found in bookbinding, printing, and paper-trade contexts.