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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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