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display type

noun

, Printing.
  1. type larger than body type, used in headings, advertisements, etc.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of display type1

First recorded in 1860–65

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Example Sentences

For display type, he favors giant capital letters that are crammed together.

One of them had fallen open and lay with its outer page staring with the bold grin of display type.

I hope he attacks the use of display type, which makes our newspapers look like the poster- plastered fences around vacant lots.

Underscore the names with wave lines so that they shall be printed in display type.

When there is a large number of such interviews, the name may even be set in display type at the beginning of the paragraph.

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