In typesetting by hand compositing, a sort is a piece of type representing a particular letter or symbol.
Dutch: karakter
French: caractère (type)
German: Letter
Italian: carattere tipografico
Polish: karakter
Russian: типографская литера
Related Term(s): Body (Shank)

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