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Letterpress   /lˈɛtərprˌɛs/   Listen
Letterpress

noun
1.
Printing from a plate with raised characters.  Synonym: relief printing.





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"Letterpress" Quotes from Famous Books



... which the second part of 'England's Improvement' appeared, Yarranton proceeded to Dunkirk for the purpose of making a personal survey of that port, then belonging to England; and on his return he published a map of the town, harbour, and castle on the sea, with accompanying letterpress, in which he recommended, for the safety of British trade, the demolition of the fortifications of Dunkirk before they were completed, which he held would only be for the purpose of their being garrisoned by the French king. ...
— Industrial Biography - Iron Workers and Tool Makers • Samuel Smiles
... Circular Maps on a Uniform Projection and one Scale, with Two Index Maps. With a letterpress Introduction illustrated by several cuts. ...
— France and the Republic - A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces - During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 • William Henry Hurlbert


Words linked to "Letterpress" :   relief printing, printing, printing process


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