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Impression :: Impression (n.) The pressure of the type on the paper, or the result of such pressure, as regards its appearance; as, a heavy impression; a clear, or a poor, impression; also, a single copy as the result of printing, or the whole edition printed at a given time..

Mackle :: Mackle (v. t. & i.) To blur, or be blurred, in printing, as if there were a double impression..

Lead :: Lead (n.) A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing..

Stroke :: Stroke (v. t.) A mark or dash in writing or printing; a line; the touch of a pen or pencil; as, an up stroke; a firm stroke..

Syllable :: Syllable (n.) In writing and printing, a part of a word, separated from the rest, and capable of being pronounced by a single impulse of the voice. It may or may not correspond to a syllable in the spoken language..

Imperial :: Imperial (n.) Anything of unusual size or excellence, as a large decanter, a kind of large photograph, a large sheet of drowing, printing, or writing paper, etc..

Underlay :: Underlay (v. t.) To raise or support by something laid under; as, to underlay a cut, plate, or the like, for printing. See Underlay, n., 2..

Fountain :: Fountain (n.) A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink fountain in a printing press, etc..

Chromium :: Chromium (n.) A comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the mineral chromite. Atomic weight 52.5. Symbol Cr. When isolated it is a hard, brittle, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty. Its chief commercial importance is for its compounds, as potassium chromate, lead chromate, etc., which are brilliantly colored and are used dyeing and calico printing. Called also chrome..

Page :: Page (n.) The type set up for printing a page.

Palaeotype :: Palaeotype (n.) A system of representing all spoken sounds by means of the printing types in common use.

Stereotype :: Stereotype (v. t.) To prepare for printing in stereotype; to make the stereotype plates of; as, to stereotype the Bible..

Lithograph :: Lithograph (v. t.) To trace on stone by the process of lithography so as to transfer the design to paper by printing; as, to lithograph a design; to lithograph a painting. See Lithography..

Comprint :: Comprint (n.) The surreptitious printing of another's copy or book; a work thus printed.

Stereotypy :: Stereotypography (n.) The act or art of printing from stereotype plates.

Pyrography :: Pyrography (n.) A process of printing, ornamenting, or carving, by burning with heated instruments..

Matter :: Matter (n.) Written manuscript, or anything to be set in type; copy; also, type set up and ready to be used, or which has been used, in printing..

Chalcographist :: Chalcographist (n.) An engraver on copper or brass; hence, an engraver of copper plates for printing upon paper..

Gripper :: Gripper (n.) In printing presses, the fingers or nippers..

Logography :: Logography (n.) A method of printing in which whole words or syllables, cast as single types, are used..

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