letterpress

let·ter·press

noun \ˈle-tər-ˌpres\

Definition of LETTERPRESS

1

: the process of printing from an inked raised surface especially when the paper is impressed directly upon the surface

2

chiefly British : text (as of a book) distinct from pictorial illustrations

First Known Use of LETTERPRESS

circa 1765

Rhymes with LETTERPRESS

ABS, acquiesce, baroness, bitter cress, CBS, coalesce, convalesce, crown princess, DES, decompress, deliquesce, derepress, dispossess, due process, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, full-court press, gentilesse, granny dress, in-process, inverness, Inverness, less and less, luminesce, Lyonnesse, minidress, more or less, nonetheless, obsolesce, otherguess, overdress, pennycress, phosphoresce, politesse, prepossess, preprocess, recrudesce, repossess, reprocess, retrogress, second-guess, SOS, sweaterdress, underdress, watercress, window-dress, word process