linotype noun 2verb 1forms 6 noun2 •A form of typesetting machine in which a complete line of characters is set at once.His days were spent at his linotype, where he refreshed himself occasionally from an ever-present gallon jug of cherry wine. — 1960 •The slug produced by such a machine, or matter composed in such lines. verb1 •To prepare (printed matter) using a linotype machine. formsLinotyped · linotyped · Linotyping · linotyping · Linotypes · linotypes