Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lithotype \Lith"o*type\, n.
   A kind of stereotype plate made by lithotypy; also, that
   which in printed from it. See {Lithotypy}.

Lithotype \Lith"o*type\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lithotyped}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Lithotyping}.]
   To prepare for printing with plates made by the process of
   lithotypy. See {Lithotypy}.

Lithotype \Lith"o*type\, n.
   1. An etched stone surface for printing, having the design in
      relief; also, the process of printing from such a surface,
      or that which is printed from it.

   2. A machine, with a keyboard like that of a typewriter, for
      making a lithographic transfer sheet. It produces a
      perforated strip of paper which controls the printing.