siderographicadj.
/ˌsɪd(ə)rəˈɡrafɪk/, U.S. /ˌsɪdərəˈɡræfɪk/ Now historical.
Relating to or involving siderography.
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siderographic1819
steel-engraved1823
steel1880
1819 (title) Specimens and description of Perkins and Fairman's patent siderographic plan to prevent forgery..of bank notes.
1820 J. Perkins in Trans. Soc. Arts 38 47 We, the proprietors of the Siderographic art.
1856 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 8 Aug. 639/2 From 1837 to 1854, these [bank] notes were printed from steel plates, reproduced by the Siderographic or Transfer process.
1910 Numismatist Apr. 110 The numbering machine was first employed in 1809, steel plate engraving was supplanted by the siderographic machine, and that by electrotype surface printing.
2008 Environmental Hist. 13 353/2 The siderographic process divided the engraving of a bank note into a number of discrete parts.
Derivatives
ˌsideroˈgraphical adj. rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Siderographical, pertaining to siderography, or performed by engraved plates of steel.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1819