lithotype (plural lithotypes)
An etched stone surface for printing, having the design in relief.
A print made from such a surface.
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.
lithotype (third-person singular simple present lithotypes, present participle lithotyping, simple past and past participle lithotyped)
(transitive) To prepare for printing with plates made by the process of lithotypy.
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Source: Wiktionary
Lith"o*type, n.
Definition: A kind of stereotype plate made by lithotypy; also, that which in printed from it. See Lithotypy.
Lith"o*type, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lithotyped; p. pr. & vb. n. Lithotyping.]
Definition: To prepare for printing with plates made by the process of lithotypy. See Lithotypy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
