POLYTYPE

n. a. v.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc. (see citation); as, a polytype in relief. By pressing the wood cut into semifluid metal, an intaglio matrix is produced: and from this matrix, in a similar way, a polytype in relief is obtained. Hansard.

2.
a.

Of or pertaining to polytypes; obtained by polytyping; as, a polytype plate.

3.
v.

To produce a polytype of; as, to polytype an engraving.


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