Definition of "lithotype" in English

noun

1. An etched stonen surface for printing, having the design in relief.

2. A print made from such a surface.

3. A machine, with a keyboard like that of a typewriter, for making a lithographic transfer sheet. It produces a perforated strip of paper which controls the printing.

verb

1. (transitive) To prepare for printing with plates made by the process of lithotypy.