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bold•face
Pronunciation: (bōld'fās"), [key]
—n., adj., v., -faced, -fac•ing.
Print.
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n.
type or print that has thick, heavy lines, used for emphasis, headings, etc.&boldfacestart;This is a sample of boldface&boldfaceend;
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adj.
typeset or printed in boldface.
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v.t.
to mark (copy) to be set in boldface. Cf.
lightface.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.