See Also: taaffeite(dictionary)

Caslon (iou) and taaffeite (iou)


Caslon (iou)



Caslon noun. M19.
[William Caslon, father (1692-1766) and son (1720-78), English typefounders.]
More fully Caslon font, Caslon type, etc. A style of type cut by the Caslons or imitated from theirs.

taaffeite (iou)



taaffeite noun. M20.
[from E. C. R. Taaffe (1898-1967), Bohemian-born Irish gemmologist + -ITE1.]
Mineralogy. A rare mauve gemstone, similar to spinel, which is a beryllium magnesium aluminate with a hexagonal crystal structure.