Spaces—Thin metal blanks used to separate words in a line. ([19])
Sort—Any particular letter or character of a font, in distinction from the complete assortment. “Out of sorts,” when some needed letters of a font are missing.
Sort Order—A request for some particular character of a font.
Two-line Letter—A large letter covering two lines of the adjoining text, used for initials at the beginning of paragraphs. Two-line figures, used for displaying price-figures in advertisements, etc.
Type-high—Of the standard height of type; said of an electrotype or engraving that is the right height to accompany type. ([7])
Type Metal—A composition of lead, tin, and antimony. ([26])
Typography—The process of printing with forms composed of movable types and small relief blocks.
Weight Font—A complete assortment of type measured by its weight instead of by the number of each letter. ([12])
Weight of Type—Four square inches of type, composed solid, weigh approximately one pound. Thus, to find the weight of any given amount of type composition, find the number of square inches and divide by four.
One pound of type (about 4 square inches) contains the following number of ems (solid) of the different sizes: