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Graphotype
noun, verb
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or zinc oxide is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully rubbed or brushed, leaving the lines in relief.
Verb
- 1 To produce a design by this process.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From grapho- + -type.
Etymology 2
From grapho- + -type.
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