Aldine

[From Aldus Manutius, a cele brated printer who lived in Venice in the sixteenth century.] 1. Aldine Editions : Editions, chiefly of the cla ics, AL DVS which emanated from the printing-pre of Aldus Manutius mentioned above. 2. More recently the word has been used for an edition of the English poets, designed to be of special excellence. IMPRINT OF ALDUS.