The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
recto
(noun) right-hand page
Source: WordNet® 3.1
recto (plural rectos)
The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal.
(printing) The right-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an odd page number.
(legal) A writ of right.
• (front side of a flat object): front
• (front side of a flat object): verso, flipside
• (right-hand page of a book): reverso
• Corte, Ector
Source: Wiktionary
Rec"to- (rk"t*).
Definition: A combining form indicating connection with, or relation to, the rectum; as, recto-vesical.
Rec"to, n. Etym: [Abbrev. fr. LL. breve de recto. See Right.] (Law)
Definition: A writ of right.
Rec"to, n. Etym: [Cf. F. recto.] (Print.)
Definition: The right-hand page; -- opposed to verso.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.