hand press
noun
a printing press requiring hand operation.
Origin of hand press
1First recorded in 1670–80
Words Nearby hand press
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How to use hand press in a sentence
A boy with an ink-smeared face was setting type and a pallid gentleman with glasses was languidly working a hand-press.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | John Fox, Jr.The cut is placed on a hand press before the form is made up, and proofs on four different thicknesses of paper are made.
The Building of a Book | VariousAn impression is made with black printing ink on paper by passing it through the hand press.
The Building of a Book | VariousThe powdered outline design is then transferred to the surface of the stone by passing both through a hand press.
The Building of a Book | VariousThe result was that Jemmy at once proffered to go to Alnwick and take with him a small hand-press.
The History of the Catnach Press | Charles Hindley
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