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height-to-paper
[ hahyt-tuh-pey-per ]
noun
Printing.
- the standard height of type, measured from the foot to the face, in the United States 0.918 inch (2.33 centimeters).
height-to-paper
noun
- the overall height of printing plates and type, standardized as 0.9175 inch (Brit) and 0.9186 inch (US)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of height-to-paper1
First recorded in 1765–75
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What is meant by height-to-paper?
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The total length of a type, including feet and face, is its height-to-paper.
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