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lithotype en · NOUN

Etymology

From litho- + -type.

Meanings

  1. An etched stone surface for printing, having the design in relief.
  2. A print made from such a surface.
  3. 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.

Forms

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lithotypes Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

lithotypic · lithotypy

lithotype en · VERB

Etymology

From litho- + -type.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To prepare for printing with plates made by the process of lithotypy.

Forms

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lithotyping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
lithotypes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
lithotyped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
lithotyped Tense=Past lexicographic