lithotype
verbEtymology From litho- + -type.
1
To prepare for printing with plates made by the process of lithotypy.
lithotype
nounEtymology From litho- + -type.
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.
- Derived terms
- lithotypic, lithotypy