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graphotype

The English word “graphotype” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A process for producing a design upon a printing block. 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

From grapho- + -type.

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