typesetter's case 1
noundomain: artefact
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
(printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers
Examples
- 1.for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters
Synonyms
- case 18
(printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers
- compositor's case 1
(printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers
