light facen.
/ˈlʌɪt feɪs/, U.S. /ˈlaɪt ˌfeɪs/ Typography.
A typeface or font made up of thin, light lines.
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light face1831
full-face1889
1831 N.-Y. Spectator 22 Feb. (advt.) The subscriber's expectations having been more than realized in the sale of his Light Face Printing Type, he takes this opportunity of returning thanks for the favors received.
1924 D. B. Updike In Day's Work 61 Leading of blackletter makes a ‘striped’ page... On the other hand, light faces of roman type almost always look better leaded.
1962 D. R. Corson & P. Lorrain Introd. Electromagn. Fields i. 1 Lightface type will indicate either a scalar quantity or the magnitude of a vector quantity.
1999 Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 7 July 19 A Helvetica headline set comprising a contrasting bold and light face with only two permitted type sizes—30pt and 22pt.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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