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bourgeois

/bəɹˈd͡ʒɔɪs/ noun C2
  1. A size of type between brevier and long primer, standardized as 9-point. (dated, uncountable)
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There is as much difference to my eyes between the leaded bourgeois type of a Times article and the slovenly print of an evening half-penny paper as there could be between your negro and your Esquimau.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 37 · C1

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