Furniture

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002484",
  "term": "Furniture",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Pieces of wood or metal less than type high used in letterpress printing to fill the empty spaces in a chase around and between pages of type. This material holds the composed type and blocks securely in place within the printing form. Furniture is manufactured in standard widths and lengths, measured in picas, and is distinct from the smaller spacing material called leads and slugs used within the lines of type.",
  "synonyms": [
    "furnishings"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Ausschließmaterial",
    "es": "muebles",
    "fr": "garniture"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/furniture/"
}