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Caxton

American  
[kak-stuhn] / ˈkæk stən /

noun

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

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

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


Caxton 1 British  
/ ˈkækstən /

noun

  1. a book printed by William Caxton

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Caxton 2 British  
/ ˈkækstən /

noun

  1. 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"No, it is a great deal longer—twenty times as long, I dare say," replied Mr. Caxton, with a sigh.

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