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unpied

unpied adjective: of metal type: not mixed together or disordered.

Adjective

unpied (not comparable)

  1. Of metal type: not mixed together or disordered.
    • I then dried these over a flame, and then, wrapping the formes and re-sealing them with my court seals — for my only commission, you see, was to report as to whether the type was unpied, and text ungarbled, and the formes all ready […]1947, Harry Stephen Keeler, The Case of the Barking Clock

Origin of unpied

From un- + pied.

Questions about unpied

What does unpied mean?
Unpied means of metal type: not mixed together or disordered.
What part of speech is unpied?
Unpied is an adjective.

Words near unpied in the dictionary

  1. unpicturesqueness
  2. unpiece
  3. unpieced
  4. unpieces
  5. unpiecing
  6. unpied
  7. unpierceable
  8. unpierced
  9. unpiercing
  10. unpiety
  11. unpigeonholeable

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