composing rule

noun

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.

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setting rule
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Meanings

nouncomposing rule (plural composing rules)

plural composing rules

  1. historicalmediaA 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.

    Synonyms: setting rule

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
setting rule
Also see
setting rule
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APA

composing rule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/composing%20rule

MLA

“composing rule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/composing%20rule. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “composing rule,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/composing%20rule.

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