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Cax⋅ton

  [kak-stuhn]
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–noun
1. William, 1422?–91, English printer, translator, and author: established first printing press in England 1476.
2. Bibliography. any one of the books printed by Caxton, all of which are in black letter.
3. Printing. a kind of type imitating Caxton's black letter.
Related forms:
Cax⋅to⋅ni⋅an  [kak-stoh-nee-uhn] , adjective
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Cax·ton   (kāk'stən)   
English printer who published the first book in English, Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye (c. 1475).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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