gros-texte — meaning in English

English meaning

• columbian adj Of or pertaining to Christopher Columbus, an explorer who introduced greatly widened contacts between Eurasia and the Americas, or his life or time.
• English adj Relating to England, its people, or its culture.

Senses

gros-texte is used for these senses in English:

• Columbian (uncountable, US, _, printing, dated) A size of type between English and great primer, standardized as 16-point.
• English (printing, dated) A size of type between pica (12 point) and great primer (18 point), standardized as 14-point.

columbian — full definition

1. adj Of or pertaining to Christopher Columbus, an explorer who introduced greatly widened contacts between Eurasia and the Americas, or his life or time.
2. adj Of or from any of the places called Columbia.
3. adj American, from the United States of America.

English — full definition

1. adj Relating to England, its people, or its culture.
2. adj Relating to the English language.
3. name The language that originated in England and is now spoken around the world, including in North America, Australia, and much of Africa and Asia.
4. noun Sidespin put on a ball in games like pool or billiards.

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