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Caslon

Caslon proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Caslon

  1. A surname.
  2. Any of the serif typefaces designed by William Caslon I (c. 1692–1766) in London, or inspired by his work.
    • Caslon or Garamond or Baskerville is shouted as the compositors search for as many cases of these types as can be found.2010, Andrea Levy, The Long Song, Tinder Press (2017), page 381

Questions about Caslon

What does Caslon mean?
Caslon means a surname.
What part of speech is Caslon?
Caslon is a proper noun.

Words near Caslon in the dictionary

  1. casks
  2. casksful
  3. casky
  4. Casler
  5. Caslers
  6. Caslon
  7. Casluhim
  8. Casluhite
  9. Casluhites
  10. CASM
  11. Casmalia

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