Caxton

[ kak-stuhn ]

/ ˈkæk stən /

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noun

William, 1422?–91, English printer, translator, and author: established first printing press in England 1476.

Bibliography. any one of the books printed by Caxton, all of which are in black letter.

Printing. a kind of type imitating Caxton's black letter.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Caxton

Cax·to·ni·an

[kak-stoh-nee-uhn], /kækˈstoʊ ni ən/, adjective

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How to use Caxton in a sentence

Caxton's text is unusually good, and is often superior to that in the existing MSS.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
James Caxton listened to Mr. Hardy with a feeling of astonishment.
Robert Hardy's Seven Days|Charles Monroe Sheldon
In comparing the first edition of "Caxton's Game of Chess" with the second, one perceives many variations in the spelling.
Game and Playe of the Chesse|Caxton
Wynkyn de Wordes edition is as valuable as a Caxton, and a fine and perfect copy sold at the Ashburnham sale for 1000.
Prices of Books|Henry B. Wheatley

Chaucer made a translation of Boethius, which was printed by Caxton.
The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)--Continental Europe I|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Caxton (1 of 2)

Caxton¹

/ (ˈkækstən) /

noun

a book printed by William Caxton

a style of type, imitating the Gothic, that Caxton used in his books

British Dictionary definitions for Caxton (2 of 2)

Caxton²

/ (ˈkækstən) /

noun

William. ?1422–91, English printer and translator: published, in Bruges, the first book printed in English (1475) and established the first printing press in England (1477)

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