Index talk:Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant (1889) by Barrere & Leland.djvu

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Columns

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Hanging indent

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Small text

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If the smaller text continues across two pages, use {{smaller block/s}} and {{smaller block/e}} to begin and end the section. For example:

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Some quotations are in verse and the line breaks and indentation can be preserved by using the poem tag inside the {{smaller block}} template. For example:

{{smaller block|<poem>Some text here</poem>}}

Initials

Each section begins with an initial. This can be duplicated with the {{dropinitial}} template.

{{dropinitial|[[File:A initial (Dict Slang).png|50px|alt=A]]}}

Images for initials can be found on Commons at Category:Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant (1889).

Other

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