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单词 lay of the case
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lay of the case
c. Printing. The arrangement of type in the case from which a compositor takes it; in full, lay of the case; also = lay gauge n. at Compounds.
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society > communication > printing > composing equipment > [noun] > case for type > arrangement of type in case
lay of the case1871
society > communication > printing > paper > [noun] > paper used as position guide
tympan-sheet1683
lay-edge1892
lay1915
1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 200 The manner how the several sorts of Letters are disposed in the several Boxes, is called, Laying of the Case.]
1871 Amer. Encycl. Printing 269/2 Lay of the Case, the system upon which the various letters, points, spaces, quadrats, etc., are distributed among the different boxes in a case.
1884 J. Gould Letter-press Printer (ed. 3) 29 I give the following illustration of the upper-case as it is most commonly laid. In some offices, however, the ‘lay’ is quite different.
1888 C. T. Jacobi Printers' Vocab. 73 Lay, this refers to the position of the print on a sheet of paper.
1915 Southward's Mod. Printing (ed. 3) I. xxvi. 150 A printed plan of the case..will also be useful to experienced compositors, for there are many variations of the lay to be found in printing offices.
1915 Southward's Mod. Printing (ed. 3) II. iv. 45 The Feed or Laying-on Board is, in the Wharfedale machine, at the base of the cylinder... On the front of the board are the gauges, or ‘lays’, to which the sheet of paper is laid.
1946 A. Monkman in H. Whetton Pract. Printing & Binding ii. 20/1 There is no standardized lay in this country although the variations are in the main only concerned with such characters as the ligatures.., figures, and lower-case k and q.
1946 V. S. Ganderton in H. Whetton Pract. Printing & Binding xi. 142/1 Lays, sheet-bands, grippers, and wheels shall be in identical positions on the sheet... If..the register is out along the grip edge, the fault may be due to the front lays lifting too early or too late.
1969 Stud. in Bibliogr. 22 125 (title) The lay of the case.
1969 Stud. in Bibliogr. 22 125 The single lay, as used for instance in Germany and Switzerland, employs one large case for a fount of type.
1970 E. A. D. Hutchings Surv. Printing Processes 199 Lays, machine, the points against which a sheet is positioned on the machine prior to impression taking place.
1972 P. Gaskell New Introd. Bibliogr. 36 Lays for exotic founts were usually adaptations of those used for the Latin alphabet.
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