Lexic.us

Definition of Bold face

1. Noun. A typeface with thick heavy lines.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bold Face

Literary usage of Bold face

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. One-line Specimens: Linotype Faces by Mergenthaler Linotype Company (1920)
"5y2 POINT bold face No. 1, RT M bold face No. 1 with Italic bold face No. ... 26 with bold face No. 26 No. 2 with Italic and Small Caps No. 4 with bold face ..."

2. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1909)
"CAPITALS, ITALICS, AND bold face 8. Capitals should be used sparingly in both display and body matter. Copy set entirely in capitals is harder to read "than ..."

3. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1912)
"When the Cheltenham bold face is condensed by about twenty-three per cent., ... In both the upper case and the lower case letters, the bold face is the most ..."

4. Newspaper Headings Composed Direct from the Keyboard in Sizes from 6 to 60 Point by Mergenthaler Linotype Company (1919)
"8 with bold face No. 2 DeVinne with Antique No. 3 7-POINT No. 1 with bold face No. 2. No. 1 with Gothic No. 4 No. 2 with bold face No. 2. No. ..."

5. The Practice of Typography: A Treatise on Title-pages, with Numerous by Theodore Low De Vinne (1902)
"It seems to have text entirely of pica bold-face, been admitted, ... This limited use of try to direct attention to the bold-face may be noticed in the ..."

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