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LITHOTYPY
Li
*
thot
"y *
py,
n.
Etym:
[
Litho-
+ -typy.]
Defn:
The
art
or
process
of
making
a
kind
of
hard,
stereotypeplate,
by
pressing
into
a
mold,
taken
from
a
page
of
type
or
other
matter,
a
composition
of
gum
shell-lac
and
sand
of
a
fine
quality,
together
with
a
little
tar
and
linseed
oil,
all
in
a
heated
state.