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line cut [′līn ‚kət]

(graphic arts)

A relief printing plate made by photographing a design and then transferring the negative onto a zinc or copper plate that is then developed, with the lines that will form the printing surface being protected and the rest of the plate etched down; used exclusively for the reproduction of materials executed in black (or a color) and white, with no intermediate shades of gray (or tones). Also known as line block; line engraving; line etching; line plate.

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