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Define the word typeface

typeface
     n : a specific size and style of type within a type family [syn:
          font, fount, face]

49 Moby Thesaurus words for "typeface":
   ascender, back, bastard type, beard, belly, bevel, black letter,
   body, cap, capital, case, counter, descender, em, en, face,
   fat-faced type, feet, font, groove, italic, letter, ligature,
   logotype, lower case, majuscule, minuscule, nick, pi, pica, point,
   print, roman, sans serif, script, shank, shoulder, small cap,
   small capital, stamp, stem, type, type body, type class, type lice,
   typecase, typefounders, typefoundry, upper case

typeface
     
         The style or design of a font.  Other independent
        parameters are size, boldness (thickness of lines), and
        obliqueness (a sheer transformation applied to the characters,
        not to be confused with a specifically designed italic font).
     
        (1996-08-02)