\Pol"y*type\, n. [Poly- + -type: cf. F. polytype, a.]
(Print.)
A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in
type, etc. -- {Pol"y*type}, a.

\Pol"y*type\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {-typed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {-typing}.] (Print.)
To produce a polytype of; as, to polytype an engraving.

\Pol"y*type\, n. [Poly- + -type.] (Print.)
A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in
type, etc. (see citation); as, a polytype in relief.
      By pressing the wood cut into semifluid metal, an
      intaglio matrix is produced: and from this matrix, in a
      similar way, a polytype in relief is obtained.
                                               --Hansard.

\Pol"y*type\, a. (Print.)
Of or pertaining to polytypes; obtained by polytyping; as, a
polytype plate.

\Pol"y*type\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polytyped}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Polytyping}.] (Print.)
To produce a polytype of; as, to polytype an engraving.