The American Printer: A Manual of Typography: Containing practical directions for managing all departments of a printing office, as well as complete instructions for apprentices; with several useful tables, numerous schemes for imposing forms in every variety, hints to authors, etc.MacKellar, Thomas
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The American Printer: A Manual of Typography: Containing practical directions for managing all departments of a printing office, as well as complete instructions for apprentices; with several useful tables, numerous schemes for imposing forms in every variety, hints to authors, etc.
MacKellar, Thomas
Graphic design (Typography); Printing -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Printing industry -- United States
Lit.—Literally; Literature.
Liv.—_Livre_, book.
LL. B.—_Legum Baccalaureus_, Bachelor of Laws.
LL. D.—_Legum Doctor_, Doctor of Laws.
l. l.—_Loco laudato_, in the place quoted.
loc. cit.—_Loco citato_, in the place cited.
Lon.—Longitude.
L. S.—_Locus sigilli_, place of the seal.
Lt.—Lieutenant.
LX.—Sixty or sixtieth.
LXX.—Seventy or seventieth.
LXX.—The Septuagint (Version of the Old Testament.)
LXXX.—Eighty or eightieth.
m.—Meter, (metric system.)
M.—_Mille_, a thousand; _Meridies_, noon.
M. or Mons.—Monsieur.
M. A.—Master of Arts.
Macc.—Maccabees.
Mad.—Madam.
Mad. Univ.—Madison University.
Mag.—Magazine.
Maj.—Major.
Maj.-Gen.—Major-General.
Mal.—Malachi.
Man.—Manasses.
Mar.—March; Maritime.
M. A. N. S.—Member of the Academy of Natural Sciences.
March.—Marchioness.
Marg.—Margin.
Marg. Tran.—Marginal Translation.
Marq.—Marquis.
Masc.—Masculine.
Mass.—Massachusetts.
Math.—Mathematics; Mathematician.
Matt.—Matthew.
Max.—Maxim.
M. B.—_Medicinæ Baccalaureus_, Bachelor of Medicine.
M. B.—_Musicæ Baccalaureus_, Bachelor of Music.
M. B. F. et H.—Great Britain, France, and Ireland.
M. C.—Member of Congress.
Mch.—March.
Md.—Maryland.
M. D.—_Medicinæ Doctor_, Doctor of Medicine.
M. E.—Methodist Episcopal; Military or Mechanical Engineer;
Most excellent.
Me.—Maine.
Med.—Medicine.
Mem.—Memorandum.
Mem.—_Memento_, remember.
Merc.—Mercury.
Messrs. or MM.—Messieurs, Gentlemen.
Met.—Metaphysics.
Metal.—Metallurgy.
Meteor.—Meteorology.
Meth.—Methodist.
Mex.—Mexico or Mexican.
m. ft.—_Mistura fiat_, Let a mixture be made.
mg.—milligram, (metric system.)
Mg.—Myriagram, (metric system.)
M.-Goth.—Mœso-Gothic.
Mgr.—Monseigneur.
M. H. S.—Member of the Historical Society; Massachusetts
Historical Society.
Mic.—Micah.
Mich.—Michigan.
Mil.—Military.
Min.—Mineralogy; Minute.
Minn.—Minnesota.
Min. Plen.—Minister Plenipotentiary.
Miss.—Mississippi.
ml.—milliliter, (metric system.)
Ml.—Myrialiter, (metric system.)
M. L. A.—Mercantile Library Association.
Mlle.—Mademoiselle.
mm.—millimeter, (metric system.)
Mm.—Myriameter, (metric system.)
MM.—Their Majesties; Messieurs, Gentlemen; Two thousand.
Mme.—Madame.
M. M. S.—Moravian Missionary Society.
M. M. S. S.—_Massachusettensis Medicinæ Societatis Socius_,
Fellow of the Massachusetts Medical Society.
Mo.—Missouri; Month.
Mod.—Modern.
Mon.—Monday.
Mons.—Monsieur, Sir.
Mos.—Months.
M. P.—Member of Parliament; Member of Police.
M. P. P.—Member of Provincial Parliament.
M. R.—Master of the Rolls.
Mr.—Mister.
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