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letterpress

US/ˈlɛtɚˌpɹɛs/

letterpress 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.

Noun

letterpress (countable and uncountable, plural letterpresses)

  1. 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.
  2. Printing directly from type, in distinction from printing from plates.
  3. A machine used for such printing.

Forms of letterpress

pluralletterpresses

Origin of letterpress

From letter + press.

Words formed from letterpress

Questions about letterpress

What does letterpress mean?
Letterpress means 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.
What part of speech is letterpress?
Letterpress is a noun.
How do you pronounce letterpress?
Letterpress is pronounced /ˈlɛtɚˌpɹɛs/ (US).
What is the plural of letterpress?
The plural of letterpress is letterpresses.

Words near letterpress in the dictionary

  1. lettermen
  2. lettern
  3. letterns
  4. letterplace
  5. letterplaces
  6. letterpress
  7. letterpressed
  8. letterpresses
  9. letters
  10. letters after one's name
  11. Letters and Science

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