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.