Definition of "aldine" []

• An epithet applied to editions (chiefly of the classics) which proceeded from the press of Aldus Manitius, and his family, of Venice, for the most part in the 16th century and known by the sign of the anchor and the dolphin. The term has also been applied to certain elegant editions of English works. (adjective)

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• "Why did she him to tell you and not me? 'aldine shrugged."