A metal block with the mirror-inverted relief of a letter design. Cutting the punch is the first step in the creation of metal type. The second is making a matrix from the punch.
Dutch: stempel
French: poinçon
German: Stempel
Italian: punzone
Polish: punktak
Spanish: punzón
Related Term(s): Matrix Punchcutting

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