The American Printer: A Manual of Typography / Containing practical directions for managing all departments of a printing office, as well as complete instructions for apprentices; with several useful tables, numerous schemes for imposing forms in every variety, hints to authors, etc.

by Thomas MacKellar

Chevalier d’industrie.—A knight of industry; one who lives by persevering fraud.

Chi tace confessa.—Silence is confession.

Chiaro-oscuro or Chiaroscuro.—Light and shadow in painting.

Chose qui plaît est à demi vendue.—A thing which pleases is already half sold.

Cicerone.—A guide or conductor.

Cicisbeo.—A dangler after a lady.

Ci-devant.—Formerly; former.

Circa.—About.

Citò maturum citò putridum.—Soon ripe, soon rotten.

Clarior e tenebris.—More bright from obscurity.