| 单词 | composing-stick |
| 释义 | > as lemmascomposing-stick composing-stick n. an instrument (now of metal) of adjustable width, in which the type is set before being put on a galley. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > composing equipment > [noun] > composing-stick stick1683 composing-stick1686 setting-stick1875 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. ix. 358 It makes the half of an oblong right-angled parallelepiped cut diagonally, being somewhat like the composing stick of a Printer. 1882 W. Blades Life & Typogr. W. Caxton 123 The composing-sticks were originally of hard wood, without any sliding adjustment. < as lemmas |
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