movable type
noun Printing.
type from which text is printed directly in which each character is on a separate piece of metal.
Words nearby movable type
moutonnée, movable, movable feast, movable joint, movable testis, movable type, movable-do system, move, move a muscle, move heaven and earth, move in
Origin of movable type
First recorded in 1760–70
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