What is the shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated); as, a nonpareil face on an agate body called?
body — (Print.) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated); as, a nonpareil face on an agate body. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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