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linecasting

or line-cast·ing

[ lahyn-kas-ting, -kah-sting ]
/ ˈlaɪnˌkæs tɪŋ, -ˌkɑ stɪŋ /
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noun Printing.
the casting of an entire line of type in a slug.
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Origin of linecasting

First recorded in 1910–15

OTHER WORDS FROM linecasting

linecaster, line caster, noun

Words nearby linecasting

line block, linebred, linebreeding, line call, linecaster, linecasting, line composition, line copy, line cut, line dance, line dancing
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How to use linecasting in a sentence

  • The next morning I saw a new face at the keyboard of one of our linecasting machines.

    Nine Men in Time|Noel Miller Loomis

  • Two still were at the linecasting machines, and a whole crew of others were running around the floor.

    Nine Men in Time|Noel Miller Loomis
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