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).
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
11 February 2025
(noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
