having the height of a piece of type, standardized as 0.918 inches
type-high in American English
(ˈtaipˈhai)
adjective
Printing
of a height equal to the distance from the foot to the face of a type: 0.918 in. (23.3 mm)
Word origin
[1895–1900]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backstage, backwind, calling card, frame of reference, slapstick