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light face

noun

  1. a weight of type characterized by light thin lines Compare bold face


adjective

  1. (of type) having this weight

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Names of drugs are in black-face type; names of preparations are in light-face italics.

Figures in light face type refer to the text, those in the heavier type to illustrations.

It is a letter of a clean, light face, and in many ways might serve as a model for a book type for general use.

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