type-high

American  

[tahyp-hahy] / ˈtaɪpˈhaɪ /

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).

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type-high British  

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of type-high

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Another set of workmen fit and join the metal to the wood, trim the edges, and turn the blocks out type-high and ready for working on the printing press.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 by Various

After the stereotype is cast it is flattened, rough shaved, smooth shaved, bevelled or blocked on wood; the wood base trimmed and then planed type-high for printing press use.

From From Xylographs to Lead Molds; A.D. 1440-A.D. 1921 by Forster, H. C.

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.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 by Various

This copper deposit, or shell, was then tinned on the back, backed up with lead, mounted on wood, and trimmed type-high.

From From Xylographs to Lead Molds; A.D. 1440-A.D. 1921 by Forster, H. C.

Steps were taken to adapt these type-high columns to the Applegath Presses, then worked with polygonal chases.

From Men of Invention and Industry by Smiles, Samuel