vt to prepare for printing with plates made by the process of lithotypy. ·see lithotypy.
2. lithotype ·noun a kind of stereotype plate made by lithotypy; also, that which in printed from it. ·see lithotypy.
3. lithotype ·add. ·noun an etched stone surface for printing, having the design in relief; also, the process of printing from such a surface, or that which is printed from it.
4. lithotype ·add. ·noun a machine, with a keyboard like that of a typewriter, for making a lithographic transfer sheet. it produces a perforated strip of paper which controls the printing.