fatface

English

Etymology

From fat +‎ face.

Pronunciation

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Noun

fatface (plural fatfaces)

  1. (derogatory) Someone with a fat face.
  2. (typography) A very bold typeface.
    • 1901, De Vinne, et al., The Practice of Typography […] }‎[1]:
      SEVENTY years ago fat-face types were in fashion. It was believed that the legibility of a new style could be largely augmented by giving to it greater blackness of face. With this end in view, the designer of the fat-face made the body of each character from one-fourth to one-half wider than that of the ordinary text-letter.
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