Caslon
Americannoun
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William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
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Printing. an old-style type modeled after the types designed by William Caslon.
noun
Example Sentences
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He also loves to mention typefaces — Bembo, Baskerville, Garamond, Caslon and Janson come up a lot — and the names of beautiful papers: Amalfi, Fabriano, Nideggen.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
With a deep dedication to traditional printing — one of his sons is named Caslon, after the 18th-century type designer — he abhorred the notion of throwing out a book once it had been scanned.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2012
The oldest sans serif type is probably Caslon Egyptian from 1816 and through the 19th century they became popular mainly as display fonts, for use on posters.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 16, 2010
Before any of them can say "Roanoke," Caslon has them all in a book, finds that they are his characters.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her nose, italicized brevier, Too lovely to describe by penpoint; Her mouth is set in pearl: her ear And chin are comely Caslon ten-point.
From Chimneysmoke by Morley, Christopher
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