Composing
11composing room — noun : the department in a printing office where typesetting and related operations are performed * * * a room in which compositors work in a printing establishment. [1730 40] * * * composing room noun A room in a printing works in which type is… …
12composing stick — noun : a shallow tray formerly of wood but now usually of metal that has an adjustable slide and is held in one hand by a compositor as he sets type into it with the other hand; also : a device of comparable function (as for hand setting matrices …
13composing — com·pos·ing || kÉ™m pəʊzɪŋ n. act of writing musical pieces com·pose || kÉ™m pəʊz v. create, write; arrange; calm oneself; settle …
14composing — noun 1. the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole (Freq. 1) harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art • Syn: ↑composition • Hypernyms: ↑placement, ↑arrangement 2.… …
15composing room — noun Date: 1737 the department in a printing office where typesetting and related operations are performed …
16composing stick — noun Date: 1659 a tray with an adjustable slide that a compositor holds in one hand and sets type into with the other …
17composing room — a room in which compositors work in a printing establishment. [1730 40] * * * …
18composing stick — Print. a portable, adjustable, usually metal tray that the compositor holds in one hand while placing in it type gathered with the other hand. Also called job stick. [1670 80] * * * …
19composing room — compos′ing room n. pri a room in which compositors work …
20composing stick — compos′ing stick n. pri a portable, adjustable, usu. metal tray that the compositor holds in one hand while placing in it type gathered with the other hand • Etymology: 1670–80 …
