A single word or partial line of text.
A typesetting term referring to a single word or part of a word on a line by itself, ending a paragraph or starting a page. Generally avoided.
in typesetting, a single word in a line by itself, ending a paragraph; considered poor style.
In composition, a single line from the end of a paragraph that appears at the top of a page by itself; frowned upon in good typography.
A single word or short line at the end of a column that is less than 1/3 of the column.
in print advertising, when the last line of a copy paragraph has only one or two words and the line is left standing conspicuously alone; generally speaking, something to be avoided.
A word or phrase that makes up the last line of text in a paragraph. (See orphan.)
a paragraph whose last line is at the beginning of a column of text
a short, paragraph-ending syllable, word, or line appearing at the top of a column, paragraph, or page
a single line of text or a headline at the bottom of a column, apart from the following lines
a single short line of text stranded by itself at the bottom or top of a page or column
a single word or line that appears at the top of a page or column
a syllable, word or less that one-third of a line isolated at the bottom of a column, paragraph or page
a typographical term for an isolated line (or lines) at the top of a page
a very short last line at the end of a paragraph
a word or part of a word that takes up an entire line at the end of a paragraph
a word that wraps to the next line and ends up alone on the line
A part of a line or a word left on its own at the top of a page, similar to an ORPHAN.
In typography, the last line of a paragraph when it is less than one-third the width of the line, especially when it is the carry-over of a hyphenated word. Widow can also refer to one word or word part standing alone in a line of a heading or a caption.
A single word left by itself at the top of a page or at the end of a paragraph.
The last line of a paragraph that appears alone at the top of a new column or page. Most word processing and DTP programs suppress widows. See also Orphan.
A single line of less-than-full measure at the top of the page. It is considered unattractive and should be avoided whenever possible.
The last line of a paragraph at the top of a page by itself. See orphan.
A single word, portion of a word, or a few short words left on a line by themselves at the end of a paragraph or column of type. Usually considered undesirable on the printed page, a widow can usually be eliminated through editing or rewording. See orphan.
A single word or two left at the end of a paragraph, or a part of a sentence ending a paragraph, which loops over to the next page and stands alone. Also, the last sentence of a paragraph which contains only one or two short words.
Short last line of a paragraph that appears as the first line on a page. *Also called a stump.
A single word left on the last line of a paragraph that falls at the top of a page.
A single short line at the top of the page or column which is the end of a sentence or a paragraph..A single word or syllable standing as the last line of a paragraph. Widows of either definition are typographically undesirable.
the lone word at the beginning or end of a paragraph. In typography, these are heavily frowned upon -- hence the expression "Kill the Widow" -- but they're quite welcome at the top or bottom of word balloons in comics.
Partial of objectionably short whole word appearing as final line in a paragraph.
In composition, a single word in a line by itself, ending a paragraph; frowned upon in good typography.
An undesirable layout where the last line of a paragraph is carried over to the next column, or a single word carries over to the last line of a paragraph.
in a page layout, short last lines of paragraphs -- usually unacceptable when separated from the rest of the paragraph by a column break, and always unacceptable when separated by a page break.
A short line of type, left at the top of a column. The worst: single words. Computerized typesetting makes them far more common than a fussy page makeup person would have tolerated. Some people use this term to refer to any short line at the end of a paragraph and trim stories deftly by eliminating just enough words to eliminate the widows.
A word, partial word or short line of text at the end of a paragraph, or a single line of text at the top of a page. See also: bad break; orphan.
The end of a paragraph or beginning of a column of text that is undesirably short: a single short word or the end of a hyphenated word.
A single word or part of a word on a line by itself, ending a paragraph, or starting a page, frowned upon in good typography.
A single word left on the last line of a paragraph, which falls at the top of the following page
The last word of a paragraph that jumps to a new line, making it the only word on that line, or the last line of a paragraph carried over to the next page. Because this is difficult to read, copy is usually rewritten to avoid widows.
The last word or line of a paragraph that appears alone at the top of a new column or page.
A word or portion of a word that is left alone on a line at the end of a paragraph. Space adjustments should be made to the text blocks to remove widows.
In typesetting, a widow occurs when the majority of a paragraph appears on one page with the last line of that paragraph flowing to the top of the following page. Because the entire paragraph did not fit in its entirety on one page, its last line of text was forced to "continue on its own" as a widow on the following page. A widow can also be defined as a single word appearing on a line by itself at the end of a paragraph.
