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noun Printing.

an initial letter, especially of the first word of a chapter or other section of a book, magazine, etc., larger than the body type and occupying two or more lines in depth, causing body type to be set around it.

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Also called drop initial.

Words nearby inset initial

insertion, insertion element, in-service, insessorial, inset, inset initial, in seventh heaven, inseverable, inshallah, in shape, insheathe

How to use inset initial in a sentence

“The U.S. Navy will attain IOC [initial operational capability] in 2018 with 3F software,” DellaVedova wrote.
Pentagon Misfires in Stealth Jet Scandal|Dave Majumdar|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In an interview with ESPN, Jaffe recalled his initial meeting with Stuart Scott.
Remembering ESPN’s Sly, Cocky, and Cool Anchor Stuart Scott|Stereo Williams|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Typically, aircraft will work in pairs where the flight lead will make an initial pass to mark a target with rockets.
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019|Dave Majumdar|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They maintain that the initial radicalization tends to occur offline before it is then reinforced online.
ISIS Has a Message. Do We?|Jamie Dettmer|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

What follows is some of my initial reporting on the rise of the group, published in Wingnuts.
The Oath Keepers Patrol Rooftops in Ferguson—The Facts Behind This ‘Mysterious’ Militia Group|John Avlon|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The initial syllables of Ulysses and of Rutherford make an inclusion by sound.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
Sometimes only the initial consonants of the words or phrases or sentences are used.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
The intricate perforations of the lamp were inset with colored glass, and the result was a subdued and warm illumination.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
Lower initial cost and lower operation expense are factors which especially recommend the light-weight models.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
No helicopters swung their blades above; there were only the bulge of a conning tower and the heavy inset glasses of the lookouts.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931|Various