Meaning of Caxton | Babel Free
/ˈkæk.stən/Definitions
- A surname.
- Any book printed by William Caxton, the first English printer.
- A kind of printing-type in imitation of William Caxton's.
- A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3058).
Examples
“I recall vividly a bright summer morning, many years ago, when, in search of Caxtons, I entered the inner quadrangle of a certain wealthy College in one of our learned Universities.”
“This remarkable passion of the British nobility for editiones principes and Caxtons seems to have lasted but a couple of decades.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.