form
1. A curved block placed between the endpapers of
a book and its covers while the leather is being
polished, so as to counteract any warpage which
may have occurred due to the dampening of the
leather while finishing. 2. Pages of type metal
and illustrations, arranged in proper order for
the printed sheet and locked in a metal frame
called a "chase," ready for printing or for making
an electrotype or stereotype. (12 , 115 )
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