Definition of Letterpress

1. Noun. Printing from a plate with raised characters.

Exact synonyms: Relief Printing
Generic synonyms: Printing, Printing Process

Definition of Letterpress

1. n. Print; letters and words impressed on paper or other material by types; -- often used of the reading matter in distinction from the illustrations.

Definition of Letterpress

1. Noun. The printing process in which ink is applied to the top surface of a raised image area, which is then pressed against paper to transfer the image. ¹

2. Noun. (printing) : printing directly from type, in distinction from printing from plates. ¹

3. Noun. a machine used for such printing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Letterpress

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Letterpress

letterer
letterer-siwe disease
letterers
letterform
letterforms
letterhead
letterheads
lettering
letterings
letterless
letterlike
letterman
lettermen
lettern
letterns
letterpress (current term)
letterpressed
letterpresses
letters
letters after one's name
letters close
letters of administration
letters of credit
letters of marque
letters of recommendation
letters patent
letters testamentary
letters to the editor
letterset printing
letterspacing

Literary usage of Letterpress

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1895)
"The author describes a recent invention, known as the ' Linotype ' Composing Machine, which enables certain kinds of letterpress printing—namely, ..."

2. Catalogue by Bernard Quaritch (Firm) (1894)
"The engraved borders to the letterpress are all added in this edition ... The letterpress also is augmented in this edition, but on the other hand a few of ..."

3. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1904)
"... permission from the letterpress issued with the last set of the first published series of " British Geological Photographs " :—" The natural arch ..."

4. Printing: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Typography as Applied More by Charles Thomas Jacobi (1908)
"letterpress printing, or typography, is the art of printing from movable types, the surface of these types being inked and then impressed on to the paper. ..."

5. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress: With by Clara Egli Le Gear, Philip Lee Phillips, Library of Congress Map Division (1920)
"... embracing the latest discoveries, new boundaries, and other changes accompanied by introductory letterpress and index. New and revised edition. 117 pp. ..."

6. The Cumulative Book Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1909)
""The portions of this volume dealing with the lake» of Lugano, Como, Maggiore, Orta, and I»eo formed the letterpress of ..."

7. The English Catalogue of Books ...by Sampson Low by Sampson Low (1858)
"Morris and Lycett, pen 2, containing b plates and 88 pages of letterpress, for 1858 Tin- Crag Mollusca, by Mr. SV Wood, containing 8 platet The Fossil ..."

8. Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Drawings in the British Museum by Bernard Barham Woodward (1904)
"London, 1834 [-35]. descriptive letterpress. fol. London, 1854. [Second edition. ... 2 Pt. 18 pis. col., with descriptive letterpress. fol. London, 1837-38. ..."

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