Close matter.—Solid matter with few break-lines.

Companionship.—All the hands on a work.

Composing.—Setting type.

Correct.—When the reader reads the proof, or the compositor corrects the mistakes marked in the proof, they are both said to correct; the reader the proof, the compositor the type.

Corrections.—The alterations or errors marked in a proof.

Cut-in letter.—A type of large size adjusted at the beginning of a line at the commencement of chapters.

Cut-in note.—A note justified into the side of a page.

Distributing.—Returning types to their various boxes after having been printed from.

Double.—A repetition of words.

Dressing a chase or forme.—Fitting the pages and chase with furniture and quoins.