imposing stone
imposing stone noun: the stone on which the pages or columns of type are imposed or made into forms.
Noun
imposing stone (plural imposing stones)
- The stone on which the pages or columns of type are imposed or made into forms.
- [The printer] gathers the letters marked as corrections in the margin, together with a quantity of spaces of all sizes, and returns to the forms, which in the meanwhile one of them has laid up on the imposing-stones and unlocked.1841, Thomas Curson Hansard, Treatise on Printing and Type-founding
- Imposition is the process of arranging type forms in the desired position for printing so that they may be locked-up om readiness for the press. It is commonly known as stone-work to the practical printer, because the forms are placed and handled on an imposing stone, and the workmen are known as...1922, Clifford Wilson Hague, Textbook of Printing Occupations, page 137
imposing stone meaning in Tamil
imposing stone in Tamil
- அமைப்பணியப்படுத்தக் கல், பதிப்புக்கல்
Examples of imposing stone in a sentence
- It is commonly known as stone-work to the practical printer, because the forms are placed and handled on an imposing stone, and the workmen are known as Impositors.1922, Clifford Wilson Hague, Textbook of Printing Occupations, page 137:
- This is done on the imposing stone (called a stone because of the flat marble or sandstone on top of the imposing table.1971, Technical Manual: TM 8-290: Craft Techniques in Occupational Therapy, United States Department of the Army, page 12-25:
Forms of imposing stone
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Questions about imposing stone
- What does imposing stone mean?
- Imposing stone means the stone on which the pages or columns of type are imposed or made into forms.
- What is imposing stone in Tamil?
- Imposing stone in Tamil is அமைப்பணியப்படுத்தக் கல், பதிப்புக்கல். See Imposing stone meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use imposing stone in a sentence?
- It is commonly known as stone-work to the practical printer, because the forms are placed and handled on an imposing stone, and the workmen are known as Impositors.
- What part of speech is imposing stone?
- Imposing stone is a noun.
- What is the plural of imposing stone?
- The plural of imposing stone is imposing stones.
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