horizontal vs italic

horizontal

adj
  • Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat. 

  • Relating to horizontal markets 

  • Involving wines of the same vintages but from different wineries. 

  • Having the two notes sound successively. 

  • Relating to sexual intercourse. 

noun
  • A horizontal component of a structure. 

  • Horizon. 

  • A Tasmanian shrub or small tree whose main trunk tends to lean over and grow horizontally, Anodopetalum biglandulosum 

italic

adj
  • Having letters that slant or lean to the right; oblique. 

  • Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century. 

noun
  • An oblique handwriting style, such as used by Italian calligraphers of the Renaissance. 

  • A typeface in which the letters slant to the right. 

How often have the words horizontal and italic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )