English

Noun

lithotype ‎(plural lithotypes)

1. An etched stone 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

lithotype ‎(third-person singular simple present lithotypes, present participle lithotyping, simple past and past participle lithotyped)

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