CAXTON


Meaning of CAXTON in English

— Caxtonian /kak stoh"nee euhn/ , adj.

/kak"steuhn/ , n.

1. William , 1422?-91, English printer, translator, and author: established first printing press in England 1476.

2. Bibliog. any one of the books printed by Caxton, all of which are in black letter.

3. Print. a kind of type imitating Caxton's black letter.

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