graphotype means A process for producing a design upon a printing block. Prepared chalk or zinc oxide is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully rubbed or brushed, leaving the lines in relief. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
Etymology
From grapho- + -type.
noun
- A process for producing a design upon a printing block. Prepared chalk or zinc oxide is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully rubbed or brushed, leaving the lines in relief.
verb
- To produce a design by this process.