patrix

[ pey-triks, pa- ]

noun

, Printing.

, plural pa·tri·ces [pey, -tr, uh, -seez, pa, -], pa·trix·es.

1. a mold of a Linotype for casting right-reading type for use in dry offset.

Word History and Origins

Origin of patrix¹

1880–85; blend of patri- and matrix