Definition of letterpress in English:
letterpress
noun ˈlɛtəprɛsˈlɛdərˌprɛs
mass noun1Printing from a hard raised image under pressure, using viscous ink.
Example sentencesExamples
- I think perhaps this explains my addiction to letterpress.
- The first edition of the album sleeve was done by letterpress, an old and rather inefficient means of printing.
- Photography liberated painting from strict representation to become abstract and impressionist; television made movies into art as well, and digital printing makes us reverse woodtype, lead, and letterpress.
- Printing on aluminum foil can be accomplished by any commercial process, including rotogravure, flexography, lithography, and letterpress.
- Only a few artists have used letterpress in such a visually creative way.
2British Printed text as opposed to illustrations.
the letterpress accompanying the illustrations
Definition of letterpress in US English:
letterpress
nounˈlɛdərˌprɛsˈledərˌpres
1Printing from a hard raised image under pressure, using viscous ink.
Example sentencesExamples
- Only a few artists have used letterpress in such a visually creative way.
- Photography liberated painting from strict representation to become abstract and impressionist; television made movies into art as well, and digital printing makes us reverse woodtype, lead, and letterpress.
- I think perhaps this explains my addiction to letterpress.
- Printing on aluminum foil can be accomplished by any commercial process, including rotogravure, flexography, lithography, and letterpress.
- The first edition of the album sleeve was done by letterpress, an old and rather inefficient means of printing.
2British Printed text as opposed to illustrations.
the letterpress accompanying the illustrations