sinkage
Americannoun
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the act, process, amount, or degree of sinking.
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a surface sunk for decorative effect.
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Printing.
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the lowering of the first line of body text on a page from its usual position, as at the beginning of a chapter.
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the amount of such lowering.
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noun
Etymology
Origin of sinkage
Example Sentences
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Her sinkage of heart at the proffered eight dollars a week was followed by a quick resurgence of vitality at the prospect of the advancement held out.
From Star-Dust by Fannie Hurst
It was over, and all that could be noted was a sinkage in the ground where the ancient pit had been.
From Queen Sheba's Ring by Henry Rider Haggard
At one point, owing to the lateral spreading of an embankment, there had been a slight sinkage of the line, and we had to proceed with caution.
From Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror by Richard Linthicum
These caissons were provided for their sinkage with temporary dams of masonry closing the opening of the lock at the extremities of each caisson, enabling the gates to be subsequently erected under their shelter.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
At their base, slightly tilted forward as if with the sinkage of years, stood a great stone figure roughly carved, thirty feet high at least—mysterious-looking, the very spirit of the place.
From The Blue Lagoon: a romance by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
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