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ALL meanings of letterpress

let·ter·press
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  • noun letterpress Printing from a hard, raised image under pressure, using viscous ink. 1
  • noun letterpress the process of printing from letters or type in relief, rather than from intaglio plates or planographically. 1
  • noun letterpress matter printed in such a manner. 1
  • noun letterpress Chiefly British. printed text or reading matter, as distinguished from illustrations. 1
  • adverb letterpress by letterpress: The circular should be printed letterpress, not offset. 1
  • adjective letterpress set in letterpress: letterpress work. 1
  • noun letterpress type of printing 1
  • noun letterpress (printing) 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. 0
  • noun letterpress (printing) Printing directly from type, in distinction from printing from plates. 0
  • noun letterpress (printing) A machine used for such printing. 0
  • noun letterpress a method of printing in which ink is transferred from raised surfaces to paper by pressure; relief printing 0
  • noun letterpress matter so printed 0
  • noun letterpress text matter as distinct from illustrations 0
  • noun letterpress the method of printing from raised surfaces, as set type 0
  • noun letterpress matter printed by this method 0
  • noun letterpress reading matter, as distinguished from illustrations 0
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