Unpied

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of metal type: not mixed together or disordered. not-comparable

    "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 […]"

Example

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"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 […]"

Etymology

From un- + pied.

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