imposing type
1imposing stone — noun or imposing table or imposing surface : a slab of stone or metal on which matter to be printed is imposed * * * Print. a slab, formerly of stone but now usually of metal, on which pages of type or plates are imposed and on which type… …
2imposing table — noun see imposing stone * * * imposing stone or imposing table noun (printing) A heavy table upon which metal type is imposed • • • Main Entry: ↑impose …
3imposing stone — Print. a slab, formerly of stone but now usually of metal, on which pages of type or plates are imposed and on which type correcting in the page is done. Also called imposing table. [1720 30] * * * …
4Imposing — Impose Im*pose , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imposing}.] [F. imposer; pref. im in + poser to place. See {Pose}, v. t.] 1. To lay on; to set or place; to put; to deposit. [1913 Webster] Cakes of salt and barley [she] did impose …
5imposing stone — /ɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ stoʊn/ (say im pohzing stohn) noun a slab resting upon a frame, on which pages of type or plates are imposed and corrected …
6Samnite (gladiator type) — A Samnite (Latin Samnis , plural Samnes ) was a Roman gladiator who fought with equipment styled on that of a warrior from Samnium: a short sword ( gladius ), a rectangular shield ( scutum ), a greave (ocrea), and a helmet. Warriors armed in such …
7Archdiocese of Aix — Archdiocese of Aix † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archdiocese of Aix (Aquae Sextiae). Full title, the Archdiocese of Aix, Arles, and Embrun. Includes the districts of Aix and Arles (Department of the Bouches du Rhône). Before the… …
8stonehand — /ˈstoʊnhænd/ (say stohnhand) noun the printing worker responsible for imposing type prior to printing …
9Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …
10France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
