Titling

Titling
Titling Tit"ling, n. [Icel. titlingr a tit sparrow. See {Tit} a small bird.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The hedge sparrow; -- called also {titlene}. Its nest often chosen by the cuckoo as a place for depositing its own eggs. [1913 Webster]

The titling, . . . being thus deceived, hatcheth the egg, and bringeth up the chick of another bird. --Holland. [1913 Webster] (b) The meadow pipit. [1913 Webster]

2. Stockfish; -- formerly so called in customhouses. [1913 Webster]


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  • titling — Ling bird Ling bird (l[i^]ng b[ e]rd ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) The European meadow pipit; called also {titling}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Titling — Title Ti tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Titled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Titling}.] [Cf. L. titulare, F. titrer. See {Title}, n.] To call by a title; to name; to entitle. [1913 Webster] Hadrian, having quieted the island, took it for honor to be titled on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Titling capitals — In typography titling capitals are a variant of uppercase designed for heading and titles. The stroke width is reduced for use at larger point sizes where the stroke weight used in smaller text sizes would be too heavy.Titling faces are often… …   Wikipedia

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  • titling type — Титульный шрифт (Titling type) I     Шрифт крупных кеглей (16 п. и выше), применяемый для набора текста титульного листа, обложек, плакатов, афиш, акцидентных работ. См. крупнокегельный шрифт [шрифт для набора заголовков] II     Особый вид… …   Шрифтовая терминология

  • titling strip — nuoroda statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Pagal nuostatus pridedama teigiama ar neigiama informacija kaip papildomų duomenų nuoroda. atitikmenys: angl. titling strip pranc. donnée de marquage; donnée de titrage …   NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • titling letter — noun Etymology: titling (II) : a letter of any all capital font formerly in common use in title pages …   Useful english dictionary

  • titling — a small stock fish (Scottish dialect …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • titling — ti·tle || taɪtl n. distinctive appellation denoting rank or achievement; heading, caption; right; ownership; championship v. call by a title, furnish with a caption or heading …   English contemporary dictionary

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