Caxton
Americannoun
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William, 1422?–91, English printer, translator, and author: established first printing press in England 1476.
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Bibliography. any one of the books printed by Caxton, all of which are in black letter.
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Printing. a kind of type imitating Caxton's black letter.
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a book printed by William Caxton
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a style of type, imitating the Gothic, that Caxton used in his books
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Other Word Forms
- Caxtonian adjective
Example Sentences
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“Having experience of the president’s shock and awe style of negotiation before, I would suspect that the attack will be called off at the last second,” said David Stritch, currency analyst at Caxton.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
Russell launched the conversion from somewhere close to Caxton Street.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025
The big firms that reported losses last year include Bridgewater Associates, the firm founded by the outspoken billionaire Ray Dalio, and Caxton Associates.
From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024
Ben-Ur was chief investment officer at CAM Capital where he managed assets for Kovner and senior employees of Caxton Associates, the hedge fund Kovner founded in 1983.
From Reuters • Dec. 9, 2021
The following pages may be regarded as a contribution towards that ‘History of Human Error’ which was undertaken by Mr. Augustine Caxton.
From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)
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