forme or US form(fɔːm
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Definitions
noun
- printing type matter, blocks, etc, assembled in a chase and ready for printing
Word Origin
C15: from French: formUsage examples
They bounced up and down upon seats set in `an Ovall forme to prevent questions about precedence ', bedecked in `very rich' fancy dress.
, THE HERBALIST: Nicholas Culpeper Rebel Physician (2004)