| 单词 | letter cutter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasletter cutter letter cutter n. (a) Typography a person who makes punches for type founding; (b) a person who carves letters or inscriptions, esp. into stone. ΚΠ 1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 82 A Letter-Cutter should have a Forge set up. 1755 J. Smith Printer's Gram. i. 5 Figures..observed..by the Letter-cutter. 1797 Encycl. Brit. VII. 380/2 In the business of cutting, casting, &c. letters for printing, the letter-cutter must be provided with a vice, hand-vice, hammers [etc.]. 1847 S. N. Dickinson Hand-bk. Specimen Printing Type Pref. Our Scotch Faces were selected from the very extensive Foundry of Alexander Wilson and Sons of Edinburgh and also from an eminent letter cutter of that city. 1883 Kelly's Sheffield Directory 194 Ashmore, Cornelius, mark maker and letter cutter. 1928 J. C. Oswald Hist. Printing xxii. 292 Dr. Fell also employed Peter Walpergen, a Dutch letter-cutter, to take charge of the Oxford type foundry. 1987 N. F. Jones Public Organization Anc. Greece iii. 141 The single words ‘politai’ and ‘metoikoi’ would have..spared the letter-cutter unnecessarily lengthy rubrics. 2008 Guardian (Nexis) 27 Oct. (Newsprint Suppl.) 3 Gill's convoluted life and beliefs..cannot eclipse the beauty of his elegant line as sculptor, draughtsman, letter cutter or font designer. < as lemmas |
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