cold type

noun

Definition of COLD TYPE

: composition or typesetting (as photocomposition) done without the casting of metal; specifically : such composition produced directly on paper by a typewriter mechanism

First Known Use of COLD TYPE

1949

Rhymes with COLD TYPE

bagpipe, blowpipe, downpipe, drainpipe, flue pipe, half-pipe, hornpipe, hosepipe, lead-pipe, light pipe, n-type, pitch pipe, p-type, panpipe, pinstripe, rareripe, reed pipe, rock tripe, sideswipe, soil pipe, standpipe, stovepipe, tailpipe, tintype, touch-type, unripe, wild type, windpipe

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