CLARENDON

Etymology

The Wiltshire place-name may come from Old English *Claringa dūn, the hill associated with Clare (a personal name). The typeface was named after the Clarendon Press, which was named after the Earl of Clarendon (a former chancellor of Oxford University).

Proper noun

Clarendon

A royal palace near Salisbury, now ruined, or the country house built on its site

A surname

A peerage title (especially in reference to Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon)

A serif typeface

A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Arkansas, United States.

A city, the county seat of Donley County, Texas, United States.

Source: Wiktionary


Clar"en*don, n.

Definition: A style of type having a narrow and heave face. It is made in all sizes.

Note: This line is in nonpareil Clarendon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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