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lithotype
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lithotype, n.
- An etched stone surface for printing, having the design in relief; also, the process of printing from such a surface, or that which is printed from it. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- A machine, with a keyboard like that of a typewriter, for making a lithographic transfer sheet. It produces a perforated strip of paper which controls the printing. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
lithotype, v. t.
To prepare for printing with plates made by the process of lithotypy. See Lithotypy. [1913 Webster]
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