Com*pos"ing , a.
1. Tending to compose or soothe.
2.
Pertaining to, or used in, composition.
Composing frame
(Print.), a stand for holding cases of type when in
use. -- Composing
rule (Print.),
a thin slip of brass
or steel, against which the type is
arranged in a composing stick, or by the aid of which
stickfuls or handfuls or type are lifted; -- called also setting rule. -- Composing stick (Print.), an instrument usually of metal, which the compositor holds in his left hand, and in which he arranges the type in
words and lines. It has one open
side, and one adjustable end by means of
which the length of the
lines, and consequently
the width of the page or column, may be determined.
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