Baskerville
Americannoun
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John, 1706–75, English typographer and manufacturer of lacquered ware.
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a style of type.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Baskerville
C18: named after John Baskerville (1706–1775), English printer
Example Sentences
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Look around and you’ll start noticing the likes of Baskerville Regular and Editorial New everywhere, from ads for New Balance sneakers to David protein-bar packaging to White House websites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
“I’m not an original Pasadena resident, but I’ve been here 16 years now,” Baskerville said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025
“They’re great people,” Baskerville said of Webster and Trujeque.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
Perhaps the book’s least compelling element is Baskerville himself.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2022
On this scroll it says that Sir Charles Baskerville had an ancestor called Sir Hugo Baskerville, who was a wild, profane and godless man.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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