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QUADS AND SPACES

\kwˈɒdz and spˈe͡ɪsɪz], \kwˈɒdz and spˈe‍ɪsɪz], \k_w_ˈɒ_d_z a_n_d s_p_ˈeɪ_s_ɪ_z]\

Definitions of QUADS AND SPACES

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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In Printing, type-metal cast lower than types, and used as blanks, for filling out lines, and to place between words, viz. en, em, two-em, three-em quads; and hair, five-to-em, four-to-em, and I three-to-em spaces. See Em; Quadrat.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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