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Perl.

pearl: the small size of type standardized as 5 points.

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɛʁl/
  1. pearl: the small size of type standardized as 5 points.

    dated · feminine · no-plural · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From French perle (“pearl”), used by Jean Jannon for the type used in his miniature editions of Horace, Vergil, and the New Testament in the 1620s.

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