A bar of softer metal (e.g. copper or nickel + brass) in which the punch is driven into to create a “sunken” image of a letter. Once the matrix was “fitted” it can be used to cast letters.
Dutch: matrijs
French: matrice
German: Mater
Italian: Matrice
Norwegian: Matrise
Polish: matryca
Spanish: Matriz
Turkish: Matris
Related Term(s): Hand mould Punch Punchcutting
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