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letterpress definition

letter·press (-pres′)

noun

    1. the method of printing from raised surfaces, as set type
    2. matter printed by this method
  2. Chiefly Brit. reading matter, as distinguished from illustrations

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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