The assembly of pages and materials for offset printing. Also known as a signature or any portion of a signature. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20829
For'me adjective [ Middle English , from Anglo-Saxon forma . See Foremost .] First. [ Obsolete] 'Adam our forme father.' Chaucer. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/64
(old) type matter or type and block with its accompanying spacing material secured in the forme called a chase. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22539
The pattern, in a flat, representing as nearly as practicable the shape of the contoured last, from which the upper component shapes are derived. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/23292