'Lithotypy' definitions:

Definition of 'Lithotypy'

From: GCIDE
  • Lithotypy \Li*thot"y*py\, n. [Litho- + -typy.] The art or process of making a kind of hard, stereotype plate, by pressing into a mold, taken from a page of type or other matter, a composition of gum shellac and sand of a fine quality, together with a little tar and linseed oil, all in a heated state. [1913 Webster]