- (n.) The art or process of making such plates or of executing work by means of them.
- (v.t.) Fig.: To make firm or permanent; to fix.
- (v.t.) To prepare for printing in stereotype; to make the stereotype plates of; as, to stereotype the Bible.
- (n.) A plate forming an exact faximile of a page of type or of an engraving, used in printing books, etc.; specifically, a plate with type-metal face, used for printing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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