Flat pieces of metal from which textual or pictorial images are printed. For blocks of other material, usually wood, cut to print an image or used to support other materials that form the printing surface, use "printing blocks" or a more specific term.
Broader Terms
<printing surfaces> (37)
Related Terms
printing blocks (24)
Used for
plates, printing; plates
Alternative Terms printing plate
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