lithograph
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verb (used with object)
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Etymology
Origin of lithograph
First recorded in 1815–25; back formation from lithography
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Explanation
A lithograph is a print that's made using a stone or metal plate. Lithographs are etched into the plate using a chemical reaction. To make a lithograph, an artist draws a design or on the stone plate with a waxy crayon or oil-based ink. After treating the plate with several layers of material, including rosin, talc, and an acidic solution, the lithographer applies ink with a roller. The oily ink only sticks to the waxy image, not the area around it; the resulting lithograph is a crisp reverse image on paper. The Greek roots of lithograph mean "stone" and "to draw."
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They are also borrowing from similar projects they have developed in other cities, including the Hoen Lithograph building, a similarly abandoned manufacturing building in Baltimore, and also the Cortex Innovation community in St. Louis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2018
Lithograph prints use the text from classic books in their design, and upcycled remainders are transformed into art.
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2012
It was therefore news indeed last week when the selectmen of Marblehead met and voted to allow Forbes Lithograph Co. of Everett, Mass, to make four-color process plates for a Lynn lamp company's advertising campaign.
From Time Magazine Archive
My Father had to tell us how to spell "Lithograph."
From Fairy Prince and Other Stories by Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell
Lithograph, lith′o-graf, v.t. to write or engrave on stone and transfer to paper by printing.—n. a print from stone.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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