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height-to-paper

[ hahyt-tuh-pey-per ]

noun

, Printing.
  1. 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

  1. the overall height of printing plates and type, standardized as 0.9175 inch (Brit) and 0.9186 inch (US)
“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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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.

The total length of a type, including feet and face, is its height-to-paper.

Its length (technically called height-to-paper) is .918 of an inch.

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