Beard

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000490",
  "term": "Beard",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The space between the bottom of the character's descender line and the bottom edge of the metal type block, or the corresponding area in digital typography. This area is part of the type body but does not carry any ink. It contributes to the overall line spacing when type is set.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "see_also": [
    "bearded"
  ],
  "references": [
    "beard - definition and meaning (Wordnik)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Bart",
    "es": "barba",
    "fr": "talus"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/beard/"
}