"imposing table" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: imposing tables [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} imposing table (plural imposing tables)
  1. (printing, historical) A work table, topped by an imposing stone, used by impositors in type-setting. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Printing
    Sense id: en-imposing_table-en-noun-8hyWGyW0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: media, printing, publishing

Inflected forms

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