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letterpress
noun let·ter·press \ˈle-tər-ˌpres\
Definition of LETTERPRESS
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
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First Known Use of LETTERPRESS
circa 1765
Rhymes with LETTERPRESS
ABS, acquiesce, baroness, bitter cress, CBS, coalesce, convalesce, crown princess, DES, decompress, deliquesce, derepress, dispossess, due process, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, full-court press, gentilesse, granny dress, in-process, inverness, Inverness, less and less, luminesce, Lyonnesse, minidress, more or less, nonetheless, obsolesce, otherguess, overdress, pennycress, phosphoresce, politesse, prepossess, preprocess, recrudesce, repossess, reprocess, retrogress, second-guess, SOS, sweaterdress, underdress, watercress, window-dress, word process
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