Caxton

C3A1X8T1O1N1
/ˈkæk.stən/

proper noun

A surname.

UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

proper noun
  1. mediaA kind of printing-type in imitation of William Caxton's.
  2. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3058).
nounCaxton (plural Caxtons)

plural Caxtons

  1. Any book printed by William Caxton, the first English printer.

    This remarkable passion of the British nobility for editiones principes and Caxtons seems to have lasted but a couple of decades.

    2011, Seymour De Ricci, English Collectors of Books and Manuscripts (1530-1930), page 43
    1 more example

    I recall vividly a bright summer morning, many years ago, when, in search of Caxtons, I entered the inner quadrangle of a certain wealthy College in one of our learned Universities.

    1880, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, page 37

Origin

  1. Middle EnglishCaxton
  2. EnglishCaxton

From Middle English Caxton.

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APA

Caxton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caxton

MLA

“Caxton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caxton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Caxton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caxton.

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