Verso
noun, plural versos. Printing.
1.
a left-hand page of an open book or manuscript (opposed to recto).
pollice verso
[pohl-li-ke wer-soh; English pol-uh-see vur-soh] /ˈpoʊl lɪˌkɛ ˈwɛr soʊ; English ˈpɒl ə si ˈvɜr soʊ/
adverb, Latin.
1.
with thumbs turned downward: the sign made by spectators calling for the death of a defeated gladiator in the ancient Roman circus.
noun
1.
the back of the page; verso (opposed to folio recto).
noun (pl) -sos
1.
the back of a sheet of printed paper
Also called reverso. the left-hand pages of a book, bearing the even numbers Compare recto
2.
the side of a coin opposite to the obverse; reverse
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