cold type
noun Printing.
type set by a method other than the casting of molten metal, as text composed on a typewriter and photographed.
Words nearby cold type
cold storage, cold store, cold sweat, cold tone, cold turkey, cold type, cold ulcer, cold wall effect, cold war, cold warrior, cold wave
Compare hot metal.
Origin of cold type
First recorded in 1945–50
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