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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Polytype

· Pol·y·type · IPA
01 n. A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc.; as, a polytype in relief
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    A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc.; as, a polytype in relief(Print.)
    “By pressing the wood cut into semifluid metal, an intaglio matrix is produced: and from this matrix, in a similar way, a polytype in relief is obtained.” — Hansard.
02 a. Of or pertaining to polytypes; obtained by polytyping; as, a polytype plate.
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    Of or pertaining to polytypes; obtained by polytyping; as, a polytype plate.(Print.)
03 v. t. To produce a polytype of; as, to polytype an engraving.
imp. & p. p. Polytyped; p. pr. & vb. n. Polytyping
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    To produce a polytype of; as, to polytype an engraving.(Print.)