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(letterpress typography, obsolete) A quad; a blank metal block used to fill space in lines of type.

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Source Word

quadrat

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈkwɒd.ɹæt/

Noun

obsolete

(letterpress typography, obsolete) A quad; a blank metal block used to fill space in lines of type.

Japanese Meaning

活版印刷において、行の空白を埋めるために用いられる金属製のブロック（スペーサー）

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The compositor reached for a quadrat to widen the space between the headline and the body text.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

組版工が見出しと本文の間隔を広げるために、活版印刷で使うクワッドを手に取った。

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(letterpress typography, obsolete) A quad; a blank metal block used to fill space in lines of type.

If his Title be ſhort, he Sets it in the middle of the Line, by Setting Quadrats on both ſides: If his Title be long, he Sets the middle Line in the middle: If it make three or more Lines, he Indents the firſt with an m Quadrat, and the other with two m Quadrats.

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