单词 | Linotype |
释义 | Linotype/ˈlʌɪnə(ʊ)tʌɪp /noun Printing, trademark A composing machine producing lines of words as single strips of metal, used chiefly for newspapers. It is now rarely used.I'd thought that ‘slug’ applied to any piece of mechanically cast type, whether a Linotype's lines or a Monotype's sorts....
OriginLate 19th century: alteration of the phrase line o' type. |
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