type-high

American  

[tahyp-hahy] / ˈtaɪpˈhaɪ /

adjective

Printing.

1. of a height equal to the distance from the foot to the face of a type: 0.918 inch (23.3 millimeters).

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type-high British  

adjective

1. having the height of a piece of type, standardized as 0.918 inches

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Etymology

Origin of type-high

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

After the stereotype is cast it is flattened, rough shaved, smooth shaved, bevelled or blocked on wood; the wood base trimmed and then planed type-high for printing press use.

From From Xylographs to Lead Molds; A.D. 1440-A.D. 1921 by Forster, H. C.

For this reason it is necessary that the advertising-plate or dealers cut which you furnish to them should be mounted type-high.

From From Xylographs to Lead Molds; A.D. 1440-A.D. 1921 by Forster, H. C.

So a basis of metal is affixed to the copper film, and this again is backed up with wood thick enough to make the whole type-high.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 by Various

Another set of workmen fit and join the metal to the wood, trim the edges, and turn the blocks out type-high and ready for working on the printing press.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 by Various

Our Relief Plates are engraved by photo-chemical means; are mounted on blocks type-high ready for use on any ordinary press, and will wear longer than the common stereotype plates.

From Scientific American, Volume 40, No. 13, March 29, 1879 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures by Various