Case.—The receptacle for type, divided into numerous compartments.
Cassie paper.—Formerly, the two outside quires of a ream, consisting of defective sheets.
Casting off.—Estimating how many pages a certain quantity of copy will make in type.
Cattie.—Imperfect or smutty look of a printed sheet caused by an oily or unclean roller.
Ceriphs.—The lines or cross-strokes at the ends of the stem of a letter.
Chapel.—A printing-office.
Chapel laws.—Rules of a printing-office.
Chase.—A rectangular iron frame in which pages of type are imposed.
Circular quadrates.—Blank types curved on one side.
Clean proof.—A proof containing few faults.