Crossword-Solution: CAXTON
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Caxton | n. | Any book printed by William Caxton, the first English printer. |
We have 4 clues for the answer “CAXTON”
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| English printer who in 1474 printed the first book in English | 1 answer |
| First English printer | 1 answer |
| Rare book. | 1 answer |
| William who introduced the printing press to England | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
AERET
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with CAXTON (5)
Lastly, I have myself brought together these various lines of inquiry, and by adding a few threads of my own, have been able to weave them all for the first time into a consistent pattern.[6] [6] _The Fables of Æsop, as first printed by William Caxton in_ 1484, _now again edited and induced by Joseph Jacobs_ (London, 1889), 2 vols., the first containing a History of the Æsopic Fable.
But the same motive which prevents my writing the dialogue of the piece in Anglo-Saxon or in Norman-French, and which prohibits my sending forth to the public this essay printed with the types of Caxton or Wynken de Worde, prevents my attempting to confine myself within the limits of the period in which my story is laid.
The tradition of Lord Althorp's confidence in him, and of how he requited it by securing Caxton's “Golden Legend” for the library of that distinguished collector, under the very nose of his hot rival, the Duke of Marlborough, was tenderly cherished as an heirloom in the old shop.
When the book was published in 1931, the author was named Ruth Laughlin Barker; after she discarded the Barker part, it was reissued, in 1946, by Caxton, Caldwell, Idaho.
SAINT CHRISTOPHER A GOLDEN LEGEND ENGLISHED BY WILLIAM CAXTON (ADAPTED) Christopher was a Canaanite, and he was of a right great stature, twelve cubits in height, and had a terrible countenance.
Quotes with CAXTON (2)
It's a long story. Want a refill?""No, let's start the steak. Where's the button?""Right here.""Well, push it.""Me? You offered to cook.""Ben Caxton, I will lie here and starve before I will get up to push a button six inches from your finger""As you wish." He pressed the button. "But don't forget who cooked dinner.
... The freshly devoured peppermint she loved lofted from her breath and up to his nose with her loud bellow of Father in his ear, and Caxton was sure that he could smell that scent now out in the crisp night air. "You demon!" he screamed with all his might. ...
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT, WSJ.
Used 3 times in crossword archives (1947–2024).