fatface

English

Etymology

From fat +‎ face.

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Noun

fatface (plural fatfaces)

1. (derogatory) Someone with a fat face.
2. (typography) A very bold typeface.
   • 1901, De Vinne, et al., The Practice of Typography […] ‎^[1]:

     SEVENTY years ago fat-face types were in fashion. It was believed that the legibility of a new style could be largely augmented by giving to it greater blackness of face. With this end in view, the designer of the fat-face made the body of each character from one-fourth to one-half wider than that of the ordinary text-letter.