Type

tip, n. The mark or impre ion of something; stamp; emblem; impre ed form; kind; sort; the aggregate of characteristic qualities; the representative; a figure or representation of something to come: a token; sign; symbol; an example or specimen. (Nat. Hist.) The ideal representation of a species or group, combining its Metal Type, e ential characteristics. (Med.) The th... order in which the symptoms of a dis- 0'faoe. y' ease exhibit themselves and succeed c\ shoulder; each other. (Typog.) A rectangular d, nick; block of metal, wood, etc., having a e, groove. sun, cube, full; moon, fot)t; cow, oil raised letter, figure, accent, or other character, on its supper surface; types in general, — spoken of collectively. — ®f" The type composing an ordinary book font consist of Roman CAPITALS, small capitals, and lower-case letters, and Italic CAPITALS and lower-case letters, with accompanying figures, points, and reference-marks, — in all about 200 characters. Besides the ordinary Roman and Italic, the most important varieties of face are ©tfr dnjitel), - Black fetter, ©ertnan Seyt, Full-face, Antique, Old Style, gothic. The following alphabets show the different sizes of; type cast in Amer. and Eng., up to great primer: — Brilliant.... abedefirhi.iklmnop<ir<ituTWxyi Diamond... abcdefghi.iklmnopqrstuvwxyz Pearl abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Agate abcdefghrjuirrmopqrstuvwxyz Nonpareil... abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Emerald.... abcdefghijkhrmopqrstuvwx Minion.... abccleighijklrunopqrstuvw Brevier.... abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw Bourgeois... abcdefghijklmnopqrstuv Long primer. abcdefghijklmnopqrst smaii pica.. abcdefghijklmnopqr pica abcdefghijklmnop English.... abcdefghijklmn Great primer abC(lef glti j k Sizes larger than these are also cast, in the following order: Paragon, Double small pica. Double pica, Double English, Double great primer. Double paragon, and Canon, q. v.— Type'-found'er, n. One who casts or manufactures type. — metal, n. A compound of lead and antimony, used for making type. — writ'er, n. An instrument for writing by means of type, in which the operator uses a key-board to obtain the impre ions of the type upon paper.— Typ'ic, -ical, tlp'ik-al, a. Of the nature of a type; representing something by a form, model, or resemblance; emblematic: figurative. — Typ'ify, v. t. I [-fied (-fid), -fying.] lo represent by an image, form, model, or resemblance. — Typography, ttor ti-pog'ra-fY, n. The art of printing, or the operation of impre ing type on paper. — Typographer, n. A printer. — Typ6grapb/ic, -ical, tip-oor ti-po-grafik-al, a. Of, or pert, to, typography or printing.— Typograpb/ically, adv. In a typographical manner; by means of type; after the manner of printers. Typhoid. See under Typhus.