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punchcutting.

The craft of cutting letter punches in steel from which matrices were made in copper for type founding in the letterpress era.

12 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The craft of cutting letter punches in steel from which matrices were made in copper for type founding in the letterpress era.

    uncountable
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From punch + cutting.

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