groteske

Definitions of groteske
  1. noun
    text handwritten in the style of printed matter
    synonyms: blokletter, boekdrukkunst, druk, drukkunst, drukletter, druktechniek, grafiek
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    type of:
    allegorie, schrift
    letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
  2. noun
    all the copies of a work printed at one time
    synonyms: blokletter, drukletter
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    types:
    dr., druk, editie, uitgave
    the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
    maculatuur, misdruk
    a printed impression that is blurred or doubled
    type of:
    publikatie, uitgave
    a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
  3. noun
    reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
    synonyms: blokletter, boekdrukkunst, druk, drukkunst, drukletter, druktechniek, grafiek
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    typografie
    art and technique of printing with movable type
    hoogdruk
    printing from a plate with raised characters
    offset, offsetdruk
    a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
    pigmentdruk
    a process of printing on paper coated with bichromated gelatin containing pigment
    fototypie, lichtdruk
    a photomechanical printing process that uses a glass plate with a gelatin surface that carries the image to be reproduced; can be used with one or more colors
    litho, lithografie, steendruk, steendrukkerij
    a method of planographic printing from a metal or stone surface
    type of:
    allegorie, schrift
    letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
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