letterpress printing; stereotype
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to print using lead type; letterpress
technicalA traditional relief printing method using movable lead type. For mass production, typeset pages are first converted into paper matrices (纸型), from which curved lead plates are cast for use in rotary presses.
Zhè这
shì是
qiān铅
yìn印
de的
bào报
zhǐ纸
，
xiàn现
zài在
yǐ已
jīng经
hěn很
shǎo少
jiàn见
le了
。
This is a letterpress-printed newspaper, which is rarely seen nowadays.
Tā他
men们
cǎi采
yòng用
qiān铅
yìn印
jì技
shù术
yìn印
shuā刷
le了
zhè这
pī批
gǔ古
jí籍
。
They used letterpress technology to print this batch of ancient books.
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Qiān铅
yìn印
xū需
yào要
xiān先
jiāng将
pái排
bǎn版
hǎo好
de的
qiān铅
zì字
zhì制
chéng成
zhǐ纸
xíng型
，
zài再
jiāo浇
zhù铸
chéng成
qiān铅
bǎn版
。
Letterpress printing requires first making a paper matrix from the typeset lead type, then casting it into lead plates.