Kelmscott

adjective

Kelm·​scott

ˈke(l)mzkət,

ˈkeu̇m-,

-m(p)sk-;

-mzˌkät,

-m(p)ˌsk-

: produced by the Kelmscott Press

Kelmscott books

the Kelmscott Chaucer

Word History

Etymology

from the Kelmscott Press, publishing firm in Hammersmith, England, from Kelmscott, England, home of William Morris †1896 English poet and artist, its founder

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