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driography
driography (draɪˈɒgrəfɪ) [f. dry a. + -graphy, after lithography.] A lithographic printing process which dispenses with the use of water as a barrier to prevent ink from settling on non-printing surfaces. Hence drioˈgraphic a.1970 Publishers' Weekly 14 Sept. 57/2 Traditionally, water has been requir...
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Waterless printing
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Waterless printing was originally developed and brought to market by the 3M company under the trade name Driography in the late 1960s. Several problems were encountered both in the development of suitable inks for this process and more importantly, in the durability of the driography plate
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letterset
letterset (ˈlɛtəsɛt) [f. letter-press + offset n.] (See quot. 1963.) Cf. driography.1963 Publishers' Weekly 5 Aug. 87/1 A new name, ‘Letterset’, for what was formerly called ‘dry litho’ has been coined. Letterset refers to printing through the use of relief wrap-around plates and an intermediate bla...
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lithography
lithography (lɪˈθɒgrəfɪ) [ad. mod.L. lithographia or F. (and Ger.) lithographie: see litho- and -graphy.] † 1. A description of stones or rocks. Obs.1708 Phil. Trans. XXVI. 161 Having some Years since Publish'd his Specimen Lithographiæ Helveticæ, and perhaps designing a Lithography, his Observation...
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