letterpress

noun

let·​ter·​press ˈle-tər-ˌpres 

1

: the process of printing from an inked raised surface especially when the paper is impressed directly upon the surface

2

chiefly British : text (as of a book) distinct from pictorial illustrations

Examples of letterpress in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

General manager and co-owner Cary Ocon returns to another theme that’s kept what’s now the city’s oldest letterpress print shop running since 1968. —Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024

Classic American art and sculpture are held in the Kalamazoo Institute of Art, while other unique art forms are taught at places like the Book Arts Center, which teaches papermaking, calligraphy, and letterpress, and Glass Art Kalamazoo, which teaches glassblowing. —Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2024

Custom letterpress stationery makes for a personal gift. —Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2024

Inside, multi-ton letterpresses clank and whir, fires roar, melting down metal and bookbinders painstakingly fold pages upon pages upon pages. —John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1707, in the meaning defined at sense 1