3 entries under this word

Polytype

Pōl'y-tȳpe, a.

adjective

a. (Print.) Pertaining to polytypage; obtained by the process of polytyping; as, a polytype plate.

Pŏl'y-tȳpe, n.

noun

n. [Gr. πολὺς, many, and τύπος, type.] (Print.) A cast or fac-simile copy of an engraved block, matter in type, &c.; as, a polytype in relief.

By pressing the wood-cut into semi-fluid metal, an intaglio matrix is produced; and from this matrix, in a similar way, a polytype in relief is obtained. Hansard.

Pōl'y-tȳpe, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. (Print.) To produce by polytypage; to form printing surfaces as fac-simile copies by the polytype process; as, a polytyped book; to polytype an engraving.