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  1. compositor's case:


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Detailed Synonyms for compositor's case in English

compositor's case:

compositor's case [the ~] noun

  1. the compositor's case
    – (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers 1
    the case; the compositor's case; the typesetter's case
    – (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers 1
    • case [the ~] noun
      • for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters1
    • compositor's case [the ~] noun
    • typesetter's case [the ~] noun

Related Definitions for "compositor's case":

  1. (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers1

Related Synonyms for compositor's case