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letterpress

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let·ter·press  (ltr-prs)
n.
1.
a. The process of printing from a raised inked surface.
b. Something printed in this fashion.
2. Chiefly British The text, as of a book, distinct from illustrations or other ornamentation.

letterpress
Noun
a method of printing in which ink is transferred from raised surfaces to paper by pressure
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.letterpressletterpress - printing from a plate with raised characters
printing process, printing - reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
Translations
letterpress [ˈlɛtəprɛs] n (method) → prensa de copiar (= printed page); impresión f tipográfica
letterpress [ˈlɛtəprɛs] n (= method) → typographie f
letterpress [ˈlɛtəprɛs] letter nHochdruck m
letterpress [ˈlɛtəprɛs] n (= method) → rilievografia


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I returned to my book--Bewick's History of British Birds: the letterpress thereof I cared little for, generally speaking; and yet there were certain introductory pages that, child as I was, I could not pass quite as a blank.
Indeed, he remembered that he had forgotten to consult the letterpress as to which it represented.
 
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