surface-printing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of surface-printing
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Typography, or surface-printing, is the process employed in the production of our current British stamps.
From Peeps at Postage Stamps by Stanley Currie Johnson
But surface-printing being much less sharp and distinct than plate-printing, imperfect copies of notes for which that process is used are the more likely to escape detection.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
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