- presswork
- noun Date: 1771 the operation, management, or product of a printing press; especially the branch of printing concerned with the actual transfer of ink from form or plates to paper
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Presswork — Press work , n. 1. The art of printing from the surface of type, plates, or engravings in relief, by means of a press; the work so done. MacKellar. [1913 Webster] 2. Work done on or by a press. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. (Metal Work) Act or process … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
presswork — [pres′wʉrk΄] n. 1. the operation or management of a printing press 2. work done by a printing press … English World dictionary
presswork — /pres werrk /, n. 1. the working or management of a printing press. 2. the work done by it. [1765 75; PRESS1 + WORK] * * * … Universalium
presswork — noun a) The operation of a printing press b) printed material … Wiktionary
presswork — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. typography, publishing, copying; see printing … English dictionary for students
presswork — n. printing, task or profession of a printer … English contemporary dictionary
presswork — noun 1》 the shaping of metal by pressing or drawing it into a shaped hollow die. 2》 the process of using a printing press. ↘material printed with a press … English new terms dictionary
presswork — press•work [[t]ˈprɛsˌwɜrk[/t]] n. 1) pri the working or management of a printing press 2) pri the work done by it • Etymology: 1765–75 … From formal English to slang
presswork — /ˈprɛswɜk/ (say preswerk) noun 1. the working or management of a printing press. 2. the work done by it. {press1 + work} …
presswork — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : the operation, management, or product of a printing press; especially : the branch of printing concerned with the actual transfer of ink from printing surface to paper … Useful english dictionary
