boards on a hardcover book, the front and back covers.
body matter the central or main text.
dust cover also known as a dust jacket, a protective covering, usually made of glossy paper.
end matter the glossary, the bibliography, and the index. Also known as back matter.
end sheet one sheet making up both the flyleaf and the pastedown.
flyleaf the blank page at the front or back of a book.
fore edge the edge of the pages, opposite the spine, sometimes gilded for fancy books.
front matter coming before the main text, the copyright page, title page, acknowledgments, copyright, dedication, table of contents, foreword, preface, and introduction.
headband a cloth band that protects the spine.
hinge where the covers bend upon opening.
incunabula books printed before a.d. 1500.
joint the groove where the boards are joined and bend upon opening.
tail the bottom of a book.
wrapper the cover on a paperback book.
Footnote Abbreviations
abr. abridged.
anon. anonymous.
app. appendix.
ca. (circa) approximately.
cf. (confer) compare.
col. column.
ed. editor.
g. for example. esp. especially. et al. and others.
etc. (et cetera) and so forth. et seq. and the following.
and the following page. ff. and the following pages. fl. flourished.
ibid. in the same place. id. the same. i.e. that is. inf. below.
loc. cit. in the place cited.
ms. manuscript.
mss. manuscripts.
N.B. take special note of.
n.d. no date.
n.s. new series.
op. cit. in the work cited.
o.s. old series.
p. page.
par. paragraph.
pass. throughout.
pl. plate.
pp. pages.
pt. part.
pub. published, publisher. q.v. which see. r. reigned. repr. reprinted. ser. series. sup. above. suppl. supplement. s.v. under the word. trans. translation. v. see. vide. see. viz. namely.
Headline Types
blank a second line of a headline, usually in smaller type.
banner a large headline extending all the way across the top of the front page. Also known as a streamer.
barker similar to a kicker but set in larger type than the headline beneath it.
bikini head a headline illuminating a portion of a story.
binder line an inner-page headline stretching over two or more related stories.
bumping heads abutting headlines.
circus makeup a headline using different kinds or sizes of type to draw attention.
crossline the middle line of a three-section headline.
cutline a caption under a picture.
deadhead a vague, abstract, or lackluster headline. Also known as a flathead or a wooden head.
drophead a headline set underneath a banner, and which refers to the same story.
jump head a shortened or abbreviated headline
indicating the continuation of a story from a previous page.
kicker a small-type, teaser line set above the headline. Also known as an eyebrow, highline, teaser.
overline a headline set above a picture.
ribbon a one-line headline set in smaller type than a banner but with a width greater than one column.
rocket head a displayed or bold-type quotation set in the middle of a story.
scarehead any alarmist or sensational headline.
screamer a very large banner headline set in bold print.
second coming type the largest and boldest headline type, reserved for stories on a par with the second coming of Christ. Also known as studhorse type.
skyline head a banner headline set above the masthead, at the very top of the front page. Also known as an over-the-roof head.
stock head a standby headline used when another line or story is killed.
subhead a small headline placed within a story.
tombstones two headlines with similar construction that are set beside one another.
ERFQRMING ARTS AND BROADCASTING
DANCE
alegrfas Spanish gypsy dance performed by a lone female, with moves reminiscent of those made by a bullfighter.
bamba a Mexican dance in which a sash is thrown on the floor and is tied together by the feet of a dancing couple.
bambuca the national ballroom dance of Colombia.
barn dance any dance social held in a barn or town hall, with various forms of square dancing.
beguine a variation of the rumba, originating in Cuba and Martinique.
belly dance a Middle Eastern dance performed by a solo female, characterized by stomach undulations.
big apple a swing dance with a caller, originating in South Carolina in the 1930s.
black bottom a solo or couples dance succeeding the Charleston in the 1920s, and characterized by a combination of shuffling, stomping, and swaying knees.
bolero a lively Spanish dance in 3?4 time performed with castanets and punctuated with sharp turns and sudden stops.
boogie-woogie an African-American, hip-swaying jazz dance.
booty dancing see freak dancing.
bossa nova a lively, sambalike Brazilian dance for couples.
Boston jive a variation of the lindy hop with kicks.
break dance American dance originating in the 1980s, characterized by spins and acrobatic moves performed solo—often in a prostrate position—on the floor.
bump 1970s American disco dance characterized by dancers bumping hips.
bunny hop congalike dance of the 1950s featuring three hops instead of a kick.
cancan originating in Paris in 1890, a dance performed by women and characterized by high kicking and skirt lifting.
cha-cha a variation of the mambo, characterized by a triplet beat, a quickstep, and a shuffle.
Charleston a lively American dance of the 1920s, made famous by many vaudeville acts.
chipaneca Mexican dance in % time in which the dancers ask the audience to clap hands with them.
choreographer one who designs a series of dance steps and moves, especially for a show.
choreography a planned progression of steps and movements, as designed by a choreographer for a show.
clogging dance of the Blue Ridge Mountains, featuring double time stomping and tap steps in wooden- soled shoes.