leimtype

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noun

A collotype process in which the printing surface is a sheet of gelatin fixed upon a zinc plate.

OriginGerman Leim →
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Meanings

nounleimtype (plural leimtypes)

plural leimtypes

  1. historicalA collotype process in which the printing surface is a sheet of gelatin fixed upon a zinc plate.

Origin

  1. GermanLeim“glue”
  2. Englishleimtype

From German Leim (“glue”).

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APA

leimtype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leimtype

MLA

“leimtype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leimtype. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leimtype,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leimtype.

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