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Multilith|ˈmʌltɪlɪθ| Also multilith. [f. multi- + lithograph n.] The proprietary name of a small, offset-lithographic, printing machine. Also attrib. So ˈmultilithed ppl. a., printed by a machine of this kind.
1933Profit Making Up-to-Date (Addressograph–Multigraph Corp.) 81 Multilith greatly reduces the necessity of type composition. 1936Business Office Training Course (Addressograph-Multigraph Corp.) xi. 97 The latest addition to the Multigraph line is the ‘Multilith’. This term applies to the simplified process of ‘offset lithography’ developed by the Multigraph Company. 1937Geogr. Jrnl. LXXXIX. 403 Multilith photographer. 1951Archivum Linguisticum III. 106 From 1942 dates the journal Studies in Linguistics..published..at first in mimeographed and later in multilithed form. 1965Times Lit. Suppl. 14 Jan. 25/4 A new multilithed newsletter called Cultural Events in Africa is appearing monthly. 1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Jan. 48/2 (Advt.), Pressman..—knowledge of multilith an advantage. 1974Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 19 Dec. 373/1 (Advt.), Academic, literary, and other typing... Multilith duplicating. |