Printing. A size of type (approx. 14 point), smaller than Great Primer and larger than Pica; (also) a style of black-letter type; = Old English, n.…
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释义 | society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > [noun] > height of type > names of type sizes (23) English1539 Printing. A size of type (approx. 14 point), smaller than Great Primer and larger than Pica; (also) a style of black-letter type; = Old English, n.… great primer1539 Typography. a size of type approximately equal to 18 point. long primer1553 Typography. a size of type approximately equal to 10 point. pica1553 Typography. A size of type, now standardized as 12 point; a unit of measurement of this size, used for type or plate areas, leads, etc. brevier1598 The name of the type in size between Bourgeois and Minion. nonpareil1656 Typography. A size of type (6 points) larger than ruby and smaller than emerald (in the U.S. larger than agate and smaller than minion); type of this… pearl1656 Printing. A size of type equal to about five points, formerly the smallest, later intermediate between ruby and diamond. Now historical. small pica1657 a size of type of about 11 points, between long primer and pica. minion1659 Typography. A size of type larger than nonpareil and smaller than brevier (now standardized as 7 point). Frequently attributive. canon1683 Printing. A size of type-body equal to 4-line Pica; the largest size of type-body that has a specific name. small body1683 a body (see body, n. 9) of a type or slug of a relatively small size. minim1706 Printing. A certain small size of type; perhaps = minion, n.1 5. Obsolete. rare. paragon1706 Printing. A large size of type equal to about 20 points. bourgeois1755 A size of type larger than brevier and smaller than long primer. Frequently attributive. diamond1778 Printing. The second smallest standard size of roman or italic type, a size smaller than ‘pearl’, but larger than ‘brilliant’. Also attributive. ruby1778 Printing. A size of type (equal to 5½ points) larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil. Cf. agate, n. 5. Now chiefly historical. Trafalgar1807 Typography. A size of type one size larger than two-line double pica and one size smaller than canon. Now chiefly historical. agate1831 Printing and Typography (North American). A size of type larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil (in Britain called ruby: see ruby, n.1 7)… minikinc1870 Typography. A very small size of type usually measuring three points and used chiefly in printing music, and in the pointing of some non-Latin… minionette1871 A size of type larger than nonpareil and smaller than minion. brilliant1875 The smallest type used in English printing, being a size less than ‘diamond’. (A fancy name, suggested by pearl, ruby, diamond.) gem1888 Printing. (See quot. 1888; the size is little used.) excelsior1902 Printing. (Usually with capital initial.) The name of a very small size of type (see quots.). Chiefly U.S. |
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