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height-to-paper
[ hahyt-tuh-pey-per ]
noun
, Printing.
- the standard height of type, measured from the foot to the face, in the United States 0.918 inch (2.33 centimeters).
height-to-paper
noun
- the overall height of printing plates and type, standardized as 0.9175 inch (Brit) and 0.9186 inch (US)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of height-to-paper1
First recorded in 1765–75
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Example Sentences
Height-to-paper—The length of a type from top to bottom, including feet and face.
From Project Gutenberg
The total length of a type, including feet and face, is its height-to-paper.
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Its length (technically called height-to-paper) is .918 of an inch.
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