LETTERPRESS Definition & Meaning

letterpress

[ let-er-pres ]

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noun

the process of printing from letters letter or type in relief, rather than from intaglio plates or planographically.
matter printed in such a manner.
Chiefly British. printed text or reading matter, as distinguished from illustrations.

adverb

by letterpress:
The circular should be printed letterpress, not offset.

adjective

set in letterpress:
letterpress work.

letterpress

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noun

1. a method of printing in which ink is transferred from raised surfaces to paper by pressure; relief printing
2. matter so printed
text matter as distinct from illustrations

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of letterpress¹

First recorded in 1750–60; letter ¹ + press ¹

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Cary points to Martha Stewart’s championing of letterpress stationery as part of the reason why a revival came around in the early aughts.

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“A precious stone collection could be displayed in an antique letterpress drawer. You can put a piece of glass over it and make it into a side table or a coffee table,” Araujo says.

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It was the only place she could afford to set up a communal workshop for letterpress printers, bookmakers, writers, and anyone who works with paper and ink.

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This “letterpress edition” contains more than 100 illustrations from a dozen artists, living and dead, including three intimately associated with Burroughs’s work: J. Allen St. John, Frank Frazetta and Roy Krenkel.

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He stooped over the metal tray containing the letterpress blocks and studied them closely, tapping to make sure that I had wedged each block firmly in place.

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