Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The process of printing from a raised inked surface.
- noun Something printed in this fashion.
- noun Chiefly British The text, as of a book, distinct from illustrations or other ornamentation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A press for copying letters by transfer; a copying-press.
- noun Letters or words impressed on paper or other material from printing-types; printed text: so called when subordinate to or in contrast with illustrations.
- Consisting of, relating to, or employed in printing from types: as, letterpress printing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Print; letters and words impressed on paper or other material by types; -- often used of the reading matter in distinction from the illustrations.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- 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 printing : printing directly from
type , in distinction from printing fromplates . - noun a
machine used for suchprinting .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun printing from a plate with raised characters
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Examples
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And Blake's punctuation is continuous/analog, not discontinuous/digital as in letterpress.
Introduction 2003
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One of the clubs has lately deviated from the printing of letterpress, which is the established function of clubs, into pictorial art.
The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author John Hill Burton
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If you'd rather stick to print, you can order fancy, but pricey $2.99 each, "letterpress" greeting cards in addition to iPhoto's usual menu of printed products.
Sorting through the many options for photo and video editing Rob Pegoraro 2010
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Even a category called letterpress with two images that don’t say much!
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And like a lot of retro commercial arts, such as letterpress printing, there are some who claim that handpainted signs are even making a comeback.
MAKE Magazine Gareth Branwyn 2010
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When designers talk about web design trends, more often than not, they're referring to a visual design style such as letterpress or gradients but a trend doesn't have to be something you see.
Boagworld recommends 2010
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Most of the cards sold at Broadway, which range from $3.50 to $6, are made using alternative printing methods such as letterpress or are hand drawn.
JSOnline.com JSOnline.com 2010
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Most of the cards sold at Broadway, which range from $3.50 to $6, are made using alternative printing methods such as letterpress or are hand drawn.
JSOnline.com JSOnline.com 2010
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And like a lot of retro commercial arts, such as letterpress printing, there are some who claim that handpainted signs are even making a comeback.
MAKE Magazine Gareth Branwyn 2010
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( "letterpress"), rich user interfaces, PNG transparency, big typography, carousels and media blocks.
Smashing Magazine 2009
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