levigator
(ˈlɛvɪgeɪtə(r))
[f. levigate v. + -or 2 c.]
An iron or steel disc, several inches thick and about a foot in diameter, which is rubbed over the surface of a lithographic stone to smooth it.
| 1914 H. J. Rhodes Art of Lithogr. ii. 11 The operator..guides the revolving levigator (disc) over the surface, applying sand and water as required. 1965 Zigrosser & Gaehde Guide to Collecting Orig. Prints iv. 39 The metal [for a carbograph] is scratched with carborundum crystals and a levigator, producing a fair approximation of a mezzotint ground with much less labor and time. 1967 E. Chambers Photolitho-Offset i. 7 The method of preparing the stone for printing is..a mechanical operation in which a smaller stone, or a flat metallic jigger or levigator..is rubbed..over the surface. |