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English
Etymology
letter + press
Noun
letterpress (countable and uncountable, plural letterpresses)
- (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.
- (printing) Printing directly from type, in distinction from printing from plates.
- (printing) A machine used for such printing.
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