type-high

[ tahyp-hahy ]

adjective

, Printing.

1. of a height equal to the distance from the foot to the face of a type: 0.918 inch (23.3 millimeters).

type-high

adjective

1. having the height of a piece of type, standardized as 0.918 inches

Word History and Origins

Origin of type-high¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

These are strips of metal lower than type-high and are furnished by dealers in labor-saving fonts and also in lengths of two feet.

From Project Gutenberg

Type-high—Of the standard height of type; said of an electrotype or engraving that is the right height to accompany type.

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The separate plates are then ready to be proved and mounted on blocks of wood which make them type high, ready for printing.

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So a basis of metal is affixed to the copper film, and this again is backed up with wood thick enough to make the whole type-high.

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This is a cabinet of shallow drawers, just deep enough to hold type-high cuts.

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