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polytype
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polytype, n. [Poly- + -type: cf. F. polytype, a.].
A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc.; as, a polytype in relief [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
"By pressing the wood cut into semifluid metal, an intaglio matrix is produced: and from this matrix, in a similar way, a polytype in relief is obtained." [1913 Webster]
polytype, a.
Of or pertaining to polytypes; obtained by polytyping; as, a polytype plate. [1913 Webster]
polytype, v. t.
To produce a polytype of; as, to polytype an engraving. [1913 Webster]
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