- a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- the depth of this type size as a unit of linear measurement for type, pages containing type, etc.; one sixth of an inch.
- a 12-point type, widely used for typewriters, having 10 characters to the inch.
- an abnormal appetite or craving for substances that are not fit to eat, as chalk or clay, common in malnutrition, pregnancy, etc.
- a printer's unit of measurement, equal to 12 points or 0.166 ins
- (formerly) a size of printer's type equal to 12 point
- a typewriter type size having 10 characters to the inch
- an abnormal craving to ingest substances such as clay, dirt, or hair, sometimes occurring during pregnancy, in persons with chlorosis, etc