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old face

noun

printing a type style that originated in the 18th century, characterized by little contrast between thick and thin strokesCompare modern (def. 5)

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Words nearby old face

Old English pattern, Old English sheepdog, older, old-established, olde-worlde, old face, Old Faithful, oldfangled, old fart, old fashioned, old fellow
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

Example sentences from the Web for old face

  • For book-printing at the present day the old style and the old-face are used much more than the modern.

    The Art of the Book|Bernard H. Newdigate