brevier
[ bruh-veer ]
/ brəˈvɪər /
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noun Printing.
a size of type approximately 8-point, between minion and bourgeois.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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1590–1600; <German: literally, breviary; so called from use in printing breviaries
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brevier
/ (brəˈvɪə) /
noun
(formerly) a size of printer's type approximately equal to 8 point
Word Origin for brevier
C16: probably from Dutch, literally: breviary; so called because this type size was used for breviaries
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