Definition of "Caslon"

Caslon

proper noun
1. A surname.
2. (typography) Any of the serif typefaces designed by William Caslon I (c. 1692–1766) in London, or inspired by his work.
  Quotations
  Caslon or Garamond or Baskerville is shouted as the compositors search for as many cases of these types as can be found.
  2010, Andrea Levy, The Long Song, Tinder Press (2017), page 381